Sorry! This Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine has sold.

Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine

Obverse: Crown above St. Andrews cross, date above and legend around.

Reverse: Coronate shield, Order of the Golden Fleece around. 

Diameter: 41.71mm | Weight: 27.78g

Artefact #: 53033


Very few coins of this type were recovered from the Batavia, this has strong details across both sides.

If you haven't heard of the Batavia shipwreck, you truly have missed out on a story of depravity and barbarity that is known the world over. Not only is the story of the mutiny, wreck and recovery of the Batavia an incredible tale, but the coins recovered from it are also incredibly rare.

If you'd like to learn more about the background of the historic shipwreck that this coin was recovered from, click this link to read our article.

This particular coin is an incredibly scarce type when compared to the entire population of coins recovered from the wreck of the Batavia. In 1989, Stan Wilson was the Numismatic Curator at the WA Maritime Museum - in his book that surveyed the coins recovered from the Batavia shipwreck, "Doits to Ducatons, The Coins of the Dutch East India Company Ship Batavia", he determined that only around 2% of the total coins recovered from the Batavia wreck were struck under the Spanish Netherlands. Interestingly, no coins of this particular type (Patagon) were included in that survey at all.

Not only is it a truly scarce variety, but it also has unimpaired surfaces and an attractive patina for an ex-wreck coin.

If you've been waiting for an attractive and scarce coin that represents the Batavia shipwreck, this is certainly one to consider.

 

Special Note Regarding Possession and Export:

Potential buyers should be aware that there are certain legal obligations when it comes to having possession of important heritage items such as this coin - permits are required before selling or otherwise disposing of a shipwreck relic.

We handle ex-wreck coins reasonably regularly, so although the paperwork involved in the transfer process might appear a little daunting to the uninitiated, we're able to walk you through it to ensure that the transaction is legal and hassle-free.

Removal of shipwreck relics such as coins from Australia without a Historic Shipwreck permit for sale or transfer of a shipwreck relic is prohibited by the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976. A permit under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 may also be required. In our experience, for all intents and purposes, coins recovered from historic wrecks off the West Australian coast cannot be exported overseas.

Click this link to learn more about the legal obligations involved with the possession of coins such as this.

 

SKU: 208770

Browse our catalog of Batavia Shipwreck Coins below:

Coin Name Reverse Obverse Price Status
German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck German States (Brunswick Wolfenbuttel) 1600 Silver Thaler Dav# 6285 about VF Ex Batavia shipwreck $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 21/4/2021
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German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver	Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF German States (Frankfurt) 1622 Silver	Thaler Dav# 5289 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 16/5/2020
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German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine German States (Hamburg) 1621 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5364 Fine $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 1/12/2020
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German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine German States (Saxony Albertine) 1586 Silver Thaler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 9798 Very Fine $2,750.00
Last sold for this price on 2/12/2020
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Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF Germany (Frankfurt) 1626 Silver Thaler Dav# 5293 ex Batavia shipwreck good VF $2,250.00
Last sold for this price on 1/8/2020
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Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF Germany (Nuremberg) 1623 Silver Taler ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 5636 about EF $5,500.00
Last sold for this price on 30/8/2022
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1613 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck good Fine $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 6/4/2021
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Dav# 4828 Very Fine $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 2/12/2020
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Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Netherlands (Gelderland) 1622 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 4828 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine $2,500.00
Last sold for this price on 2/11/2019
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Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Holland) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine $2,050.00
Last sold for this price on 19/4/2022
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Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Overijssel) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav. 4832 Fine ex Batavia shipwreck $1,750.00
Last sold for this price on 16/5/2020
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Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good Netherlands (Utrecht) 1618 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Very Good $1,250.00
Last sold for this price on 25/9/2020
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Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Utrecht) 1619 Silver Rijksdaalder Ex Batavia Shipwreck Fine $1,850.00
Last sold for this price on 28/6/2021
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Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (West Friesland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# 15.1 Very Fine ex Batavia shipwreck $2,700.00
Last sold for this price on 29/3/2021
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Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1619 Silver Half Rijksdaalder Good Ex Batavia Shipwreck $1,500.00
Last sold for this price on 19/1/2023
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Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine Netherlands (Zeeland) 1620 Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia Shipwreck Dav# 4844 Fine $1,600.00
Last sold for this price on 17/8/2019
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Netherlands (Zeeland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# Very Good ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# Very Good ex Batavia shipwreck Netherlands (Zeeland) 1621 Silver Rijksdaalder KM# Very Good ex Batavia shipwreck $1,500.00
Last sold for this price on 21/9/2020
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Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine Netherlands (Zwolle) Undated Silver Rijksdaalder ex Batavia shipwreck Fine $1,755.00
Last sold for this price on 21/6/2020
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Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590 Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590	Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF Spanish Netherlands (Overijssel) 1590	Silver Rijksdaalder Dav# 8518 ex Batavia shipwreck about VF $1,900.00
Last sold for this price on 5/5/2020
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Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine $2,950.00
Last sold for this price on 3/4/2021
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Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine Spanish Netherlands (Zwolle) ca 1613 Silver Daalder ex Batavia shipwreck KM# 20 Fine $1,600.00
Last sold for this price on 13/1/2021
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