Portugal 1703 4000 reis
This specimen was lot 35031 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portugal: Pedro II gold 4000 Reis 1703 MS64 NGC, Lisbon mint. With only a handful certified, this ranking among the finest, with two loftier, this near-gem representative is simply awe inspiring. A satiny sheen ripples across canary-gold low-lying fields uninterrupted, terminating at the crisp outer registers. A highly collectible issue that rarely comes to market and should inspire fervent bidding." This type was minted in Lisbon 1683-1706 and was the largest gold coin prior to the introduction of the peça (6400 réis), at which time the moidore was reduced to 8.06 g. The reduced size moidore was struck only in Brazil.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.76 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-76, KM 156.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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