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PORTUGAL, Lisbon, 200 reis, João IV, ex-Frank Sedwick.

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PORTUGAL, Lisbon, 200 reis, João IV, ex-Frank Sedwick.
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PORTUGAL, Lisbon, 200 reis, João IV, ex-Frank Sedwick. KM-49. 6.75 grams. Bold full inner details (cross and crowned shield with denomination 200 to right) plus IOANNES IIII in legend, albeit a bit thin from corrosion, with nice light toning, rare provenance whose story was first told in the Christie's (Amsterdam) auction of March 1983, described as "a large outwardbound 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." Pedigreed to the Frank Sedwick, Ph.D., Price List of April-May, 1992, with his original tag, and pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 18, with original lot-tag 415. Recovered from: "Standing Cannon Wreck," sunk ca. 1690 off Bay of All Saints, Brazil