Portugal (1521-57)-LR tostao

Heritage sale 61382, lot 25242

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This specimen was lot 25242 in Heritage sale 61382 (Dallas, March 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Portugal: João III Tostao ND (1521-1557) XF45 PCGS, Lisbon mint. Toned in a beautiful mauve hue, the sole occupant on the PCGS census."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Gomes-124.

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, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 March 3 Spotlight: Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61382, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2024.

Link to:

• (1521-57) 20 réis (vintem)
• (1521-57) real
• Portugal (1521-57) 1/2 tostao = 50 réis
• Portugal (1521-57)-P tostao = 100 réis
• Portugal (1521-57)-LV tostao = 100 réis
• (1521-57)-RL tostão
• Portugal (1521-57) cruzado Fr-26
• Portugal (1521-57) cruzado Fr-27, large diameter
• Portugal (1521-57) 10 cruzados Fr-24
• Coins and currency dated 1521