Portugal 1678 2000 reis
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This specimen was lot 23451 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Moeda (2000 Reis), 1678. Lisbon Mint. Pedro as Prince Regent. NGC AU Details--Reverse Cleaned. Emanating from the second year of issue, this SCARCE fractional issue in gold offers a charming overall look no matter the noted cleaning to the reverse." This type was struck 1677-82 and is among the first milled coinage of Portugal. Similar coins were struck in Brazil after 1695 but bear mintmarks instead of rosettes next to the Maltese cross.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 5.38 g, .917 gold, .158 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-73; KM-116.
- 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.
- Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
- 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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