Portugal 1732 3200 reis
This specimen was lot 1575 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €1,350 (about US$1,982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL, Joao V (1706-1750), AV meia peça (3200 reis), 1732, sans marque d'atelier (Lisbonne). D/ T. l. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, dans un cartouche orné. Rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of Portugal, John V, 1706-50, gold half peça of 1732, without mintmark. Obverse: laureate head to right; reverse: crowned arms in a baroque cartouche. Rare, very fine.)"
This type was struck in Lisbon 1723-42 and is often catalogued as a two escudos even tho it contained about 10% more gold. This denomination was last issued in 1821 during the reign of João VI.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7,07 g.
Catalog reference: KM 220, Gomes 50.11; Fr-88.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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