Portugal 1726 12800 reis
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This specimen was lot 2959 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$15,073 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL, João V. 1706-1750 12800 Reis 1726. Lissabon. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Portugal, John V (1706-50), 12,800 réis of 1726, Lisbon mint, rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type is catalogued in the SCWC as an eight escudos even tho it is about 6% heavier than a Spanish eight escudos. It was struck in Lisbon 1724-32 and all dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.68 g, 0.917 fine gold, .845 troy oz AGW, 36 mm diameter; this specimen 28.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 222, Gomes 134.03, Fr-84
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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