Portugal (1557-78) sao vicente Fr-35

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Künker sale 386, lot 5853

This specimen was lot 5853 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,135 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PORTUGAL, KÖNIGREICH, Sebastian, 1557-1578. São Vicente o. J. Lissabon. GOLD. R Sehr schön. (kingdom of Portugal, Sebastian, 1557-78, undated são vicente, Lisbon mint. Rare, very fine.)"

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. This type is rare; a very rare variety (Fr-36) shows arrows on either side of the shield. Others were struck at the Porto mint (Fr-37) and a half são vicente exists (Fr-38).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.48 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes Se 69.01; Fr-35.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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