1 published discovery from Dominican Republic — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
Global Finds has 1 find from Dominican Republic, a famous historical find. It is filed under hoards. It is the Concepción silver, coins struck up to 1641; wrecked 1641.
The law: In Dominican Republic, as in most countries, archaeological finds are protected by national heritage law: report anything old or unusual to the national heritage authority, and never dig at a known site or export a find without permission.
Famous findCoins struck up to 1641; wrecked 1641 · found 1978
The Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción sank on the Silver Bank north of Hispaniola in 1641. William Phips raised tons of her silver in 1687, and in 1978 Burt Webber's team found the wreck again, recovering tens of thousands more coins.
