Price Guide and Illustrated Catalogue of Portuguese Coins 1140–1640 – Pedro Batalha Reis (Lisbon, 1956), luxury binding
Price Guide of Portuguese Coins from 1140 to 1640, by Pedro Batalha Reis, published in Lisbon in 1956, is an important illustrated catalogue and price guide dedicated to Portuguese coinage from the foundation of the kingdom through the end of the Iberian Union.
The work presents a systematic listing of Portuguese coin issues from this period together with reference market values. The volume is further enriched with numerous photographic plates of the coins, which greatly assist collectors and researchers in identifying coin types and variations.
Because of its illustrated catalogue format and practical function as a numismatic price guide, the book became a useful reference for collectors interested in medieval and early modern Portuguese coinage.
This copy is bound in an elegant luxury binding, with leather spine and corners, gilt top edge with gold lettering, and it preserves the original printed wrappers, increasing its bibliophilic and collector value.