Live auction - fjt_587967 - PORTUGAL - JOHN III Poids monétaire pour le Saint-Vincent d’or 1615
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| Estimate : | 110 € |
| Price : | 71 € |
| Maximum bid : | 85 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 January 2024 21:47:36 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Poids monétaire pour le Saint-Vincent d’or
Date: 1615
Mint name / Town : Anvers
Metal : brass
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,65 g.
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Écu de Portugal.
Reverse
Reverse description : Main ouverte accostée du millésime et des lettres A C.
Commentary
Les lettres AC du revers sont celle d’André Caers, balancier d’Anvers.
Historical background
PORTUGAL - JOHN III
(1521-1557)
John was born in Lisbon in 1502. He became King of Portugal in 1521 and succeeded his father Manuel I. He died in 1557 in Lisbon. Large-scale trade was developed during his reign and the first European post in China was opened in Macau in 1557. None of the nine children he had with Catherine of Austria survived him. His grandson Sebastian succeeded him in 1557.
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