Portugal 1664 400 reis
This specimen was lot 1414 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL, Lisbon, cruzado (400 reis), Afonso VI, 1664, legends PORTVGALI / INHOC•SI•GNO•VIN•CES. Rare second date of issue, variety with misplaced stops in reverse legend, bold XF+ (cleaned) with choice full inner details and much legend." Alfonso VI was the second Portuguese king after the Spanish were expelled in 1640. Hammered coins were produced at Porto, Lisbon and Évora, with Lisbon being the most available. This type is known for 1663-66. Davenport lists these coins in his catalogs of European crowns for lack of anything larger; the coins are too small to be true crowns. Milled coinage was introduced in the 1680's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.94 g, 0.917 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Gomes-31.10; KM-83, Dav-4384.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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- Portugal (1640-56)-P 400 reis
- 1663 200 réis = meio cruzado
- 1665 400 réis = cruzado (silver)
- Coins and currency dated 1664