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Coins from the reign of Charles IV of Spain salvaged by Odyssey from the "Black Swan" site and ready for sale.. Odyssey Marine stated on 21 May 2007 that most of the recovered coins and treasure are believed to be from a particular shipwreck, but it was likely that artifacts from other wrecks had also been mixed in and were recovered.
The 12 Treasures of Spain (Spanish: 12 Tesoros de España) was a project that selected the purported "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain". The contest was conducted by broadcasters Antena 3 and COPE. The final results were announced on 31 December 2007. Nine architectural monuments, two natural monuments and a monument pictorial were chosen.
The treasure has been dated to the 8th century BCE, with the exception of the necklace, which is thought to be from 6th century BCE Cyprus. The hoard itself is thought to have been deliberately buried in the 6th century BCE. [5] Two distinct archaeological sites have been found at El Carambolo with the later replacing the first.
The Atocha was the largest Spanish treasure galleon in a fleet of twenty-eight ships bound for Spain which sank along with seven others in a hurricane on September 6, 1622. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It sank with the Atocha Star emerald, the highest graded emerald of all Atocha Emeralds .
The treasure, which represents the high point of Visigothic goldsmith's work, [3] was dug between 1858 and 1861 in an orchard called Guarrazar, in Guadamur, very close to Toledo, Spain. The treasure was divided, with some objects going to the Musée de Cluny in Paris [4] and the rest to the armouries of the Palacio Real in Madrid (today in the ...
Silverware, paintings, sculptures and kitchen objects were found during ‘decluttering’ at Dunrobin Castle in Sutherland. Treasures found in castle’s attics and cellars fetch £730,000 at auction
Treasure of Villena as a whole. The Treasure of Villena (Spanish: Tesoro de Villena) is one of the greatest hoard finds of gold of the European Bronze Age.It comprises 59 objects made of gold, silver, iron and amber with a total weight of almost 10 kilograms, 9 of them of 23.5 karat gold.
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