Live auction - fwo_354581 - PORTUGAL - JOHN III Demi-saint-Vincent ou 500 Reais n.d. Porto

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AU/XF

Estimate :	20 000 €
Price :	8 000 €
Maximum bid :	8 000 €
End of the sale :	30 June 2015 17:44:01
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Demi-saint-Vincent ou 500 Reais

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Porto

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 921,9 ‰

Diameter : 24 mm

Orientation dies : 5 h.

Weight : 3,63 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Cette pièce est frappée sur un flan irrégulier, bien centrée de part et d’autre

Catalogue references :

Gom.178.01 - F.34 var

Obverse

Obverse legend : + IOANES. III: R - (TRIANGLE) PORTVGAL.

Obverse description : Écu couronné de Portugal / P (surmonté de trois points) - R (surmonté de trois points).

Obverse translation : (Jean Ier, roi du Portugal).

Reverse

Reverse legend : ZELATR: FIDEI VSQUEAD.

Reverse description : Saint Vincent, debout à droite, nimbé, tenant de sa main gauche la plame des martyrs, un bâteau de sa main gauche ; en accostement deux étoiles à huit rais.

Commentary

Ce type monétaire fut créé par la loi du 10 juin 1555. Il fut frappé à Lisbonne et Porto. Ceux frappés à Porto, comme cet exemplaire, sont de la plus grande rareté.
This type of coin was created by the law of June 10, 1555. It was minted in Lisbon and Porto. Those minted in Porto, like this example, are extremely rare.