Researchers used robotic diving vehicles to study gold coins on the seafloor by the wreck of the Spanish galleon San José.

“Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins—known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish—served as the primary currency in ...

Coins found beneath the Caribbean Sea are thought to be from the San Jose treasure ship, which sunk 300 years ago and could ...

Centuries-old coins, believed to be part of a $17 billion treasure trove on the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon ship San ...

He said, 'I hope that one day I will go with my child to the museum, where I can explain how I was lucky enough to discover a ...

The San Jose galleon was believed to be holding gold, silver, gemstones and other treasure worth billions of dollars when it was sunk in 1708.

Now that the location of this Holy Grail of treasure ships is known, a fierce legal wrangle has begun. The key question is, ...

A hoard of around one hundred silver coins was discovered near the Muhu stronghold, possibly confirming that a separate ...

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Antiquity 2025 New details of gold coins found off the coast of Colombia around the "world's richest shipwreck ... 200 tons (180 metric tons) of gold, silver and uncut gemstones when it sank ...