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Lot of two coins: Porto, Portugal, 200 reis, Joao IV (1640-56); and Brazil (Bahia mint), 320 reis, 1

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Lot of two coins: Porto, Portugal, 200 reis, Joao IV (1640-56); and Brazil (Bahia mint), 320 reis, 1
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Lot of two coins: Porto, Portugal, 200 reis, Joao IV (1640-56); and Brazil (Bahia mint), 320 reis, 1695. Gomes-29, KM-50 (200 reis); Russo-121 (320 reis). 9.35 grams and 3.35 grams. The Porto piece is minimally corroded and shows bold full centers (shield and cross, also choice full crown), also full king's ordinal IV in legend, but the Bahia piece is black and completely oxidized while still showing enough interior details to attribute. The "Standing Cannon wreck" was brought to light in the Christie's (Amsterdam) auction of March 1983, described as "a large outward-bound Portuguese Eastindiaman... [whose] name derives from a large 10 foot cannon protruding through the sand bottom towards the sea surface... sunk... circa 1690 after colliding with a sperm whale, the remains of which were discovered under the hull and ballast pile." Recovered from: "Standing Cannon wreck," sunk ca. 1690 off Bay of All Saints, Brazil