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MysteriesSan José galleonArtifactsGold cobs of the Lima mint, 1707, on the seabedGold cobs of the Lima mint, 1707, on the seabed: document
CPY0D4VYSBG2XEY·Copy · object

Gold cobs of the Lima mint, 1707, on the seabed: document

ObjectpublisherStruck 1707, LimaCopy of Gold cobs of the Lima mint, 1707, on the seabed
Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Not recovered; known from ROV imagery and 3D models published in Antiquity.

ICANH and Armada de Colombia survey team, 1707. publisher

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DocumentICANH and Armada de Colombia survey team · doi.org · 2022/2025 · publisherPrimary source: The cobs in the archaeological context of the San José Galleon shipwreck1 step from the original

Where it was made

Panama CityMaracaiboBarranquillaMéridaValleduparMonteríaPunto Fijo1Wreck site of the San José200 kmPanama CityMaracaiboCúcutaBarinas1200 km

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Gold cobs of the Lima mint, 1707, on the seabed: document [Copy CPY0D4VYSBG2XEY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D4VYSBG2XEY
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