Portugal (1555-57) 80 reis
This specimen was lot 23447 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 80 Reis (Dobrado), ND (1555-57). Lisbon Mint. Joao III. PCGS AU-58. Obverse: Crowned IO III monogram above LXXX (denomination); Reverse: Greek cross, with annulet in each quarter. Exceptionally attractive and alluring, this hammered issue features all details rather well incised and presented, with the centering having been done extraordinarily well also. Most pleasingly toned, with some hints of brilliance remaining in the protected areas and just the slightest degree of gentle handling upon the high points."
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Cf. Gomes-92.
- 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 January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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