Lot description:
Brazil, Portuguese Colonial. João, as Prince Regent, AR 960 Réis. Bahia mint, 1816-B. Overstruck on a Spanish colonial 8 Reales. JOANNES • D • G • PORT • P • REGENS • ET • BRAS • D •, crown above Portuguese coat-of-arms; denomination to left, date across fields / SUBQ SIGN NATA STAB, globe with mintmark B in centre. KM 307. 27.34g, 40mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Elements of the undertype bust visible on the obv., with shield of Spain and flanking pillars clearly identified on the rev. Scattered contact marks, toned.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 1, 27 July 2018, lot 1036.
Estimate: 75 GBP | |