Portugal 1792 1000 reis
The first specimen was lot 5242 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PORTUGAL Maria I. 1786-1799 Quartinho (1000 Reis) 1792. Gekröntes Wappen. Rv. Kreuz von Jerusalem, in den Winkeln Blüten. Fast vorzüglich. (Portugal, Maria I, 1786-99, quartinho or thousand réis of 1792. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: Jerusalem cross with florets in corners. Nice extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1938 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it did not sell. This type is recorded for 1787-92 and is listed as scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.68 g, 0.917 fine gold, .079 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter; this specimen 2,74 g.
Catalog reference: Gomes 20.03, Fr-120, KM 292.
- 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.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
- Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 6, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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