Hi,
Just to add another piece to the shipwreck series, This is a hand fabricated, 18K Yellow gold and platinum pendant, Pave’ set with diamonds.
The coin is an Eight Reales, circa 1600. The flattened areas are not from wear, each of these coins were hand struck, accuracy wasn’t the criteria, only the weight, mint marks (part of how we date the coins) and the shield (obverses) or Crusader’s Cross, (reverse). These are also called “Cobb” coins. These areas showed the Hapsburg families’ holdings and alignments across Europe (changing very often),You’ll notice the angular edges on the back view. These are cut marks , called Cobbing. After each coin was stamped, they would be trimmed to weight by cutting off the edges until the weight was 1 oz.
These were only currency to be used in the New World, Once transported back to Spain, they would be remelted and re-struck as continental Spanish currency, or re-purposed for another precious metal application.
Enjoy,
Jim
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