Portugal (1385-1433)-P 1/2 real
This specimen was lot 73185 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Real, ND (1385-1433)-P. Porto Mint. Joao I. NGC AU Details--Tooled. While extensive fine tooling is visible on the obverse under magnification, it has not spoiled the coin's overall eye appeal. The strike still appears fresh and clear, and the deep patina retains a lovely sheen. A pleasing example of this billon issue from medieval Portugal." Half reales of this style are known from Lisbon, Porto and Evora. The mintmark is below the royal monogram. Numista limits the period of issue to 1385-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1 g, billon, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Gomes-22.01.
- 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, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
- Portugal (1385-1433)-L 1/2 real, João I, Lisbon mint
- Portugal (1398-1408)-L real de 3½ libras
- Portugal (1415-33) real branco
- Coins and currency dated 1385