Portugal (1598-1621)-LB tostao
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This specimen was lot 74455 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Tostao, ND (1598-1621). Lisbon Mint. Philip II (III of Spain). NGC AU-53. An elegant example with deep gunmetal surfaces and sharply struck detail." In 1578, king Sebastian of Portugal was killed fighting the Moors in Africa. After some confusion, in 1580, Philip II moved in and annexed the country, which was held as part of the Spanish crown until 1640. This type also comes with mintmaster "L", which variety is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 7.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM-6; Gomes-17.10.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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