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[[File:Taj_Treasure_Large_Cluster.jpg|thumb|210px|After being underwater for over 250 years, the silver [[rupees]] were concreted together by coral and [[calcium]] deposits in the water.]] |
[[File:Taj_Treasure_Large_Cluster.jpg|thumb|210px|After being underwater for over 250 years, the silver [[rupees]] were concreted together by coral and [[calcium]] deposits in the water.]] |
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The '''Great Basses wreck''' is an early 18th |
The '''Great Basses wreck''' is an early 18th-century shipwreck on [[Great Basses Reef Lighthouse|Great Basses Reef]], about 12 km off the south coast of Sri Lanka, discovered by [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and Mike Wilson in 1961. The ship, ultimately identified as belonging to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]], yielded fused bags of silver [[rupee]]s, cannons, and other artifacts. The discovery was carefully documented and became the basis for Clarke's 1964 book ''The Treasure of the Great Reef''.<ref name="McAleer">McAleer, Neil. ''Arthur C. Clarke: The Authorized Biography'', Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1992. {{ISBN|0-8092-3720-2}}</ref><!-- pp. 93-100 --><ref>{{cite journal |last= Throckmorton |first= Peter |author-link= Peter Throckmorton |year= 1964 |title= The Great Basses Wreck |journal= Expedition |volume= 6 |issue= 3, Spring |pages= 21–31 |issn= 0014-4738 |url= http://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/6-3/The%20Great.pdf |format= PDF |access-date= February 3, 2010 |archive-date= 23 February 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110223192746/http://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/6-3/The%20Great.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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<ref name="discovery">{{cite web |url=http://www.tajmahalsunkentreasure.com/discovery.htm |title=Taj Mahal Treasure - The Discovery |access-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131145655/http://www.tajmahalsunkentreasure.com/discovery.htm |archive-date=31 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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A clump of rupees from the wreck was featured on the [[History Channel]] series ''[[Pawn Stars]]'' |
A clump of rupees from the wreck was featured on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] series ''[[Pawn Stars]]'' in the episode "[[List of Pawn Stars episodes#ep28|Shocking Chum]]" (this segment was shown again in "[[List of Pawn Stars episodes#ep402|Greatest Gambles]]"). |
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*[http://lakdiva.org/coins/clarke/greatbasses/exhibit.html Lakdiva coin collection] |
*[http://lakdiva.org/coins/clarke/greatbasses/exhibit.html Lakdiva coin collection] |
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The Great Basses wreck is an early 18th-century shipwreck on Great Basses Reef, about 12 km off the south coast of Sri Lanka, discovered by Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson in 1961. The ship, ultimately identified as belonging to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, yielded fused bags of silver rupees, cannons, and other artifacts. The discovery was carefully documented and became the basis for Clarke's 1964 book The Treasure of the Great Reef.[1][2] [3]
A clump of rupees from the wreck was featured on the History Channel series Pawn Stars in the episode "Shocking Chum" (this segment was shown again in "Greatest Gambles").
06°10′50″N 81°28′50″E / 6.18056°N 81.48056°E / 6.18056; 81.48056
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