Portugal (1370-71)-CR V barbuda
This specimen was lot 40001 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, August 2026), where it sold for $3,904. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Barbuda, ND (1370-71)-CR V. Coruna Mint. Ferdinand I. PCGS MS-62. A most pleasing Mint State representative, offering bold details, and charming retained luster, with the full intriguing design being well struck and unblighted by handling." Ferdinand I was king of Portugal 1367-83. His death without heirs ended the Braganza dynasty and set off a violent succession dispute, eventually won by João de Aviz. This coin was struck at Coruña, in Galicia (northwest Spain), while Ferdinand was briefly king there. Many varieties exist. This denomination was also struck at Lisbon, Porto, Mirando do Douro, Zamora, Tuy and Coria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.2 g, 0.250 fine silver, 26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Gomes-Fe.48.03 (this coin plated).
- 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, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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