Detail of a clipped quarter pillar dollar, a find from the wreck of the Rooswijk

Date:
1 Jul 2018
Location:
Wreck of The Rooswijk, Kellet Gut, Goodwin Sands
Reference:
DP220658
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

The photograph shows item RK17 A00555. This coin was a worldwide currency that was traded in every continent, except Antarctica. The pillar dollar got its name based on the two pillars on each side of the two globes, one globe representing the Old World and one representing the New World. This coin is clipped, probably to pass the coin off at full value.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/29372 Finds from The Rooswijk, Kellet Gut, Goodwin Sands; within the Volume: VF000026 Wrecks; within the Series: EHC01/324 Wrecks; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Davies, James O: Historic England

Keywords

Wreck