Brazil João VI 1809 Peça of 6,400 Reis, Ex Douro Cargo Shipwreck
Brazil, João as Prince Regent (1799-1816), gold Peca of 6,400 Reis, 1809, R mint mark for Rio, laureate and draped bust right, date and mint letter below, legend and toothed border surrounding, JOANNES. D. G. PORT. ET. ALG. P. REGENS, rev. crowned oval shield of arms within garnsihed frame, edge engrailed, weight 14.34g (R.577; Gomes 29.06; Fr.93). Some nicks and light surface marks both sides, with full underlying brilliance, extremely fine, and intriguing to think the coin has been to the bottom of the Bay of Biscay and back with the shipwreck provenance.
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Brazil, João as Prince Regent (1799-1816), gold Peca of 6,400 Reis, 1809, R mint mark for Rio, laureate and draped bust right, date and mint letter below, legend and toothed border surrounding, JOANNES. D. G. PORT. ET. ALG. P. REGENS, rev. crowned oval shield of arms within garnsihed frame, edge engrailed, weight 14.34g (R.577; Gomes 29.06; Fr.93). Some nicks and light surface marks both sides, with full underlying brilliance, extremely fine, and intriguing to think the coin has been to the bottom of the Bay of Biscay and back with the shipwreck provenance.
