Portugal (1656-67) tostao

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Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23503
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This specimen was lot 23503 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Tostao, ND (1656-67). Lisbon Mint. Alfonso VI. NGC EF-40. A rather deeply toned example, this crude strike exhibits some wear on the high points, but still offers a hint of underlying brilliance."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 4.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM-76; Gomes-26.

Source:

  • 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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