An amazing coin cluster recovered from the Princess Louisa, shipwrecked on the 18th of April, 1743. En route from London to Bombay, the Princess Louisa sank in waters off the west coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.

Circa 1740

Approximately 2-3” wide

Built in 1733, the Princess Louisa was named in honor of the youngest daughter of King George II. The ship was designed for the British East India Company, the immensely powerful company that had a virtual monopoly on England’s trade with Asia. The Princess Louisa's fateful fourth journey was intended to be her last in active service. She was bound for Persia and Bombay with a cargo of textiles, munitions, 820 ivor