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A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) silver ingot from the Rooswijk cargo, Assay Master's mark of a rampant goat, circa 1739/1740

Lot Closed

January 19, 02:35 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) silver ingot from the Rooswijk cargo, Assay Master's mark of a rampant goat, circa 1739/1740

Stamped with the Amsterdam Chamber of the V. O. C.,

16.5cm., 6 ½in. long

1948gr., 62 ½oz.

The Rooswijk was built for the Dutch East India Company in 1737. On 9th January 1739/1740 it sank 8km off the coast of Kent with no known survivors. The wreck was discovered by an amateur diver in 2004, and a salvage operation began the following year during which silver ingots and gold coins were among the items discovered.