Portugal 1778 6400 reis
This specimen is lot 1367 in UBS sale 84 (Basel, January 2010). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL (Münzstätte Lissabon) Maria I. und Pedro III. 1777-1786. Peça 1778. Belorbeerte Brustbilder nebeneinander nach rechts. Rv. Wappen auf gekrönter Wappenkartusche. Kl. Rdf. Fast vorzüglich." (Portugal, Lisbon mint, Maria and Peter III, 1777-86, gold "joe" of 1778. Obv: draped busts of king and queen to right, date below. Rev: Baroque arms. Good extremely fine).
This type was struck 1777-81 but is seldom seen compared to similar coins that were struck in Brazil. Fractions (1600 and 3200 réis) also exist but are rare.
Recorded mintage: 85,681.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW, 32 mm diameter; this specimen: 14.23 grams.
Catalog reference: Gomes 27.02, Fr-107, KM 271.
- 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.
- [1]UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 84: Gold and Silver Coins, Basel, 2009.
- 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.
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