BRAZIL - JOHN V, King of Portugal December 9, 1706 – July 3 - Lot 499

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BRAZIL - JOHN V, King of Portugal December 9, 1706 – July 3 - Lot 499
BRAZIL - JOHN V, King of Portugal December 9, 1706 – July 31, 1750 IOANNES . V . D . G . PORT . ET . ALG . REX. Crowned coat of arms between the face value and five rosettes. Engraver: António Mengin. Reverse: IN . HOC . SIGNO . VINCES. “By this sign you will conquer.” Punctuation with rosettes. Jerusalem cross flanked by four M’s. Above, the year. Laurel-wreathed edge. ♦ Fr 33 20,000 Reis gold, 1725, Minas Gerais. (53.45 g) Very Fine/Superb. António Mengin was a French medalist and engraver hired in 1721 by John V to work at the Lisbon Mint and to teach the craft. He was born in Nancy (France) in 1690 and died in 1772. In a document dated April 1, 1727, he is referred to as “Abridor geraldas medalhas e cunhos de moedas.” António Mengin’s artistic merit is indisputable, asserts Aragão. He had two assistants at the Mint: Bernardo Jorge and João Gomes Baptista. Minas Gerais: a state in southeastern Brazil where the city of Ouro Preto (“Black Gold”) is located, founded in 1711 by the “bandeirantes,” the gold prospectors who searched the region’s rivers.
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