Mozambique 1735 800 reis
This specimen was lot 30529 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOZAMBIQUE. 800 Reis, 1735. Goa Mint. Joao V. NGC EF-45. A VERY RARE type, this Portuguese colonial issue provides a glimpse at the first European colonies in Africa, with this Portuguese type being struck for only three years: 1735, 1737, 1743. Struck in the Portuguese Indian colony of Goa, highlighting what would become a long standing colonial relationship between European Indian and African possessions in a somewhat shared linage. Nicely struck and only lightly circulated, this example displays even gunmetal gray color and sharp details. Relatively well centered and nicely struck, this example is an entirely desirable piece, and with this being one of the few known examples of the type, it is certain to command many fervent bids." The SCWC records an equally rare 200 réis for 1735. In the eighteenth century, Mozambique was merely a station for the Atlantic slave trade.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-5; Gomes-06.01.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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