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1/2 Tostão – António Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1580 |
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| Engraver(s) | Gaspar Paez |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Portuguese royal arms composed of five escutcheons arranged in a cross pattern, each escutcheon charged with five bezants (quinas), surrounded by a border of castles representing the Kingdom of Portugal. The heraldic shield is rendered in the hammered style typical of late 16th-century Iberian coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading ANTONIVS I D G REX PORTV, identifying the issuer as António I, King of Portugal by the grace of God. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan and uneven strike associated with hand-hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a plain Greek cross with arms of equal width, boldly struck in high relief against a flat, unadorned field. A small pellet or globule ornament appears at the top of the cross. The circumferential Latin legend IN HOC SIGNO VINCES — meaning 'In this sign thou shalt conquer' — encircles the cross, referencing the Constantinian motto long associated with Portuguese crusading imagery. The strike is characteristic of hammered silver coinage, with some weakness at the flan edges and slight irregularity in the coin's roundness. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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