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LOT 4203
Portugal. John V AV 1000 Reis or Quartinho. Dated 1718. Lisbon mint.
Cross of Christ series. IOANNES • V • D • G • P • ET • ALG • REX, crowned royal coat-of-arms; 1000 upwards to left / IN + HOC + SIGNO + VINCES, Jerusalem Cross; date above. KM 182; Gomes J5 88.15. Very Fine.(2.53gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Found Suffolk, UK.
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