Portugal 1691-P 400 reis

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 57603

This specimen was lot 57603 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 400 Reis, 1691-P. Porto Mint. Pedro II. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." The 400 réis or pinto was struck until 1837, when Portuguese currency was reformed and decimalized. This type was struck in Porto 1688-98 and 1702 and is more common than the Lisbon issue. Davenport includes it in his volume, as it is the largest Portuguese silver coin, but it is too small to be classed a thaler or crown.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.3 g, 0.917 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-4392, KM-154.1.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1692-P 400 réis = cruzado
• 1692 4000 réis = moidore
• Coins and currency dated 1691