Portugal (1640-56)-P 400 reis

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22887

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 22887 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $564. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 400 Reis (Cruzado), ND, João IV (1640-56). NGC EF-45. Porto. Nice round flan with medium gray tone." João IV was the first Portuguese king after the Spanish were expelled in 1640. Hammered coins were produced at Porto, Lisbon and Évora, with Lisbon being the most available. Davenport lists these coins in his catalogs of European crowns for lack of anything larger; the coins are too small to be true crowns. Milled coinage was introduced in the 1680's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-4381; cf.KM-53; cf.Gomes-J4.100.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• (1621-40) 4 cruzados, Philip IV of Spain
• (1640-56)-P 100 réis (tostão), Porto mint
• (1640-56)-E 200 réis (½ cruzado), Évora mint
• 1642 XXXX réis = ½ tostão
• Portugal (1642) 400 reis Lisbon mint
• (1643) tostao = 100 réis
• 1663 200 réis = meio cruzado
• Portugal (1663) 250 reis KM-434.1 counterstamped on Lisbon 200 réis
• 1665 400 réis = cruzado
• Coins and currency dated 1640
• return to coins of Portugal