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Spain (Ferdinand and Isabella) two reales
A silver two reales in the names of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain struck in 1497-1566.
This coin is part of a collection of coins and artefacts associated with the Ann Francis shipwreck (1583).
The silver used to make this coin was mined in the Spanish colonies in South and Central America.
It has been heavily affected by sea concretion.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2025.17H/1 [14.4.13]
Find Information
Site Name: Morfa Beach, Margam
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 1996 - 2017
Notes: Finds associated with the wreck of the Ann Francis (1583), a merchant vessel.
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