Portugal (1557-78) cruzado Fr-41

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Goldberg sale 41, lot 4142
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles
Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73341
SB1025-73341r.jpg

The first specimen was lot 4142 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it sold for $1,920.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portugal. Cruzado (500 Reais), ND. Short cross. Sebastian, 1557-1578. Obv: Crowned arms. Leg: + SEBASTIANVS: I: REX: PORTVG Reverse: Legend around short cross. Leg: INE: HOC: SIGNO: VINES. NGC graded AU-58." Sebastian's death in North Africa while fighting the Moors ended the Aviz dynasty. After some confusion, Philip II moved in and annexed Portugal to Spain, where it would remain until 1640. The second specimen was lot 73341 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[2] noted, "PORTUGAL. 500 Reis (Cruzado), ND (1557-78). Lisbon Mint. Sebastian. NGC MS-61. Obverse: Crowned coat-of-arms; Reverse: Voided cross potent. A shimmering Mint State example exhibiting a fairly sharp strike and a pleasing blanket of die polish lines over the reverse fields."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.8 g, 0.921 fine gold, 24 mm diameter; the first specimen 3.78 grams, 25.29 mm diameter, the second specimen 3.81 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-41.

Source:

  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
  • 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.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Portugal_(1557-78)_cruzado_Fr-41&oldid=589497"