This silver ducat coin was obtained from the Vliegenthart (Flying Hart) shipwreck off the coast of the Danish island of Zealand. The Vliegenthart, a Dutch East Indiaman ship, sank Feb. 3, 1735 after striking a sand bank, resulting in the loss of every one of the 461 sailors, soldiers and merchants aboard. The vessel, sailing out of the Netherlands port of Rammekens, carried three chests of gold and silver (mainly Dutch gold ducats and Spanish colonial pieces of eight minted in Mexico), for trade in the East Indies. The wreck was discovered in 1981. This example is well-centered and w/minimal corrosion to the edges as is usually found in coins from this shipwreck. Full legends depicting an armored warrior w/sword on horseback on the obverse w/the Dutch royal crest on the reverse. Coin has some aging and wear, which is to be expected, given its nearly 250 years in the Baltic Sea. From the Robert M. Overstreet Collection and comes with COA.