Silver piece of eight

Object/Artifact

-

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Silver piece of eight

Entry/Object ID

M2017.006.002

Description

Piece of eight cob style galleon. Largest coin of the collection, crudely struck with evident curvature. Cob style indicated an irregular shaped silver piece sliced from a bar of silver and crudely stamped for use in Spanish America during the 16th and 17th centuries. From the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. Description and authenticity from the Kennebec Financial Corporation.

Collection

Coins and Medals Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1620

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