1725 Portugal King John (Joao) V Gold 8 Escudos (Dobra) NGC VF35 Extremely Rare shipwreck

1725 Portugal King John (Joao) V Gold 8 Escudos (Dobra) NGC VF35 Extremely Rare shipwreckSOLD 1725 Portugal King John (Joao) V Gold 8 Escudos (Dobra) NGC VF35 Extremely Rare. OBVERSE: Laureate bust right, without mint mark Lettering: IOANNES V D G PORT ET ALG REX 1725 REVERSE: Crowned arms in cartouche, ribbons at top sides, flora garland at sides During the 1500s to the 1700s, the great seafaring Catholic nation of Portugal had a global Empire that included possessions in Africa, Asia and South America. At this time, Portugal was one of

We purchased this from an East Coast collection that we recently picked up

since it was the most convenient format to exchange and accumulate wealth

and was married off to several of Alexander's generals in succession in the years after the Macedonian conquest

Roman Empire Vespasian AD 69-79 Gold Aureus NGC CHXF Twelve Caesar’s

Some coins are rare

If they had thrown the coins over instead of cargo and supplies

no indentations at waistline / Incuse punch

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ancient Macedonia

The entire fleet was lost

Coins in true CHAU represent a tiny fraction of surviving examples and are increasingly locked away in advanced collections

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