Silver piece of eight

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Silver piece of eight

Entry/Object ID

M2017.006.001

Description

Piece of eight with gold wire border. Semi-permanent attachment for a necklace. Cob style galleon. From the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. Description and authenticity from Kennebec financial corporation.

Collection

Coins and Medals Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1620s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Silver