User blog comment:J Fan/Question on characters/@comment-2084412-20120109185518/@comment-239292-20120113050417

it wasn't really an ancient treasure, it was one of the nine pieces of eight from the first Brethren Court that bound Calypso, passed down eventually to Barbossa, who loaned it to Regetti to keep it safe, so in a way it was, but not like an ancient treasure like the Chest of Cortes.