Portugal 1750 400 reis
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The first specimen was lot 1220 in a Soler y Llach sale (Barcelona, January 2010). The type is recorded in the SCWC as being issued 1706-08 and 1750; all dates of this cruzado are scarce but this one is the most available. It was marked 400 réis but traded for 480 réis. Other issues of this denomination during this period were in gold. King João V died in 1750, to be succeeded by José I (r. 1750-77).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.7-17.3 g, 0.917 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 179, Dav-1628, Gomes-79.01 (four arch crown, shown here) or Gomes-82.01 (five arch crown).
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
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