Portugal 1642 4 cruzados
This specimen was lot 1083 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$39,187 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL, João IV. 1640-1656. 3000 Reis / 4 Cruzados 1642, Lissabon. IOANNES IIII D G REX PORTVGAL Gekröntes Wappen. Rv. IN . HOC . SIGNO . VIN . CES Kreuz, in den Winkeln die Ziffern der Jahreszahl. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (kingdom of Portugal, John IV, 1640-56, 3000 réis or four cruzados of 1642, Lisbon mint. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: cross of St. George cantonned with the date. Very rare, especially in this condition. NGC MS63, Finest certified by NGC.)"
This type was struck 1642 only, with the legend ("IN·HOC+") beginning at 9 o'clock (KM 57) or at 12 o'clock (KM 60). João IV was the first king of Portugal after the Spanish were expelled in 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.24 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 12.11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 60, Gomes 111.02, Fr-58.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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