Silver piece of eight

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Silver piece of eight

Entry/Object ID

M2017.006.003

Description

Silver piece of eight. Cob style indicating that it was crudely struck. Smallest of the coins in the loose collection. From the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. Description from 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