Portugal (1582-98) 80 reis
This specimen was lot 1140 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 550 € (about US$719 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "s/d. Felipe II. Lisbon. 80 reis. Light hairlines. Rare. MBC [very fine]." The Spanish conquered and ruled Portugal 1580-1640. Numista attributes this coin to Philip I (II of Spain). Some varieties lack the "·:·" below the "LXXX" and others lack the triangles supporting the king's monogram. This one states "REX PORTVGAL", others have "REX PORTVGA" or "REX PORTVGALI". Based on the weight, it would have been worth about two reales.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.55-6.6 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 6.26 g.
Catalog reference: Vti. 1545, Gomes 12.01.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
Link to:
- Portugal (1598-1621)-LB tostao Philip II (III of Spain)
- Portugal (1598-1621)-LB 2 cruzados Fr-54 Philip II (III of Spain)
- Portugal (1598-1621)-LB 4 cruzados Fr-53 Philip II (III of Spain)
- Coins and currency dated 1582