CNG 100, Lot: 951. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PORTUGAL, Kingdom. Sebastião I o Desejado (the Desired). 1557-1578. AV Cruzado – 500 Reais (25mm, 3.81 g, 4h). Lisbao (Lisbon) mint. Struck 1560-1578. Crowned coat-of-arms / Large cross potent. Gomes 28.03; cf. Vaz Se.09; Friedberg 41. Near EF, struck with worn obverse die.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams., purchased from D. Corrigan, 1972.