4000 Réis - Afonso VI Countermark "Crowned 4" over 4 Cruzados

Features

Issuer Portugal
King Afonso VI (1656-1667)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1662-1668
Value 4000 Réis (Reais)
Currency Real (1517-1835)
Composition Gold (.9166)
Weight 12.2 g
Diameter 32 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, countermarked
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
102549
References Gomes# A6 50
Alberto Gomes; 2021. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.

Obverse

Stamp "4" under a crown
"4" means 4.000 Réis

Script: Latin

Lettering: 4

Mint

Lisbon, Portugal

Comments

Law 20th November 1662: -The stamp "4" raises the value of the coin from 3500 to 4000 Réis.
The pict is the coin Nr. 13711 from INCM Museum

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.01 (Over 4 Cruzados/Filipe I)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.02 (Over 4 Cruzados/Filipe II)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.03 (Over 4 Cruzados/Filipe III)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.04 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1642)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.05 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1645)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.06 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1646)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.07 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1647)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.08 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1648)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.09 (Over 4 Cruzados/João IV/1652)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.10 (Over 4 Cruzados/Afonso VI/1660)
ND (1662-1668)  Gomes#A6 50.11 (Over 4 Cruzados/Afonso VI/1663)

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