Portugal (1495-1521)-V tostao

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33624
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This specimen was lot 33624 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "Manuel I Tostao ND (1495-1521) AU58 NGC, Lisbon mint. A rather choice example of the type and the nicest that we have handled, with well-centered and boldly-struck details surrounded by argent-gray surfaces. Very-collectible at this level of preservation." Like many early Portuguese coins, this specimen is not dated, and can only be attributed to ruler.

Wikipedia comments,

"Manuel established the Casa da Índia, a royal institution that managed Portugal's monopolies and its imperial expansion. He financed numerous famed Portuguese navigators, including Pedro Álvares Cabral (who discovered Brazil), Afonso de Albuquerque (who established Portuguese hegemony in the Indian Ocean), among numerous others. The income from Portuguese trade monopolies and colonized lands made Manuel the wealthiest monarch in Europe, allowing him to be one of the great patrons of the Portuguese Renaissance, which produced many significant artistic and literary achievements. Manuel patronized numerous Portuguese intellectuals, including playwright Gil Vicente (called the father of Portuguese and Spanish theatre). The Manueline style, considered Portugal's national architecture, is named for the king."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 9.78 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes-44.09.

Source:

  • 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] Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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