Lot 491 : Estimate £4,000-£6,000
Spain - A Peru 1734 8 Escudos gold Doubloon, with Royal cross and quartered with castles and lions Philippvs V Hispaniar, the reverse double dated Et Yndiarvm Rex Ano 34, 27.42gms with certificate cased. Gold Doubloons are often associated with piracy and sunken treasure originating from the Spanish word for double and were used as currency from the mid 16th to the mid 19th Century.
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