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1/2 Tostão - João IV Without date, Lisbon
| Uitgever | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1643-1656 |
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| Gewicht | 2.86 g |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A plain cross pattée centered in the field, its arms extending nearly to the inner beaded circle, with a pellet or roundel placed in each of the four angles formed by the cross. The design is bold and struck in high relief typical of Portuguese hammered silver coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. The Latin motto IN HOC SIGNO VINCES — 'In this sign thou shalt conquer' — runs as a circular legend around the outer beaded border, referencing the Constantinian device adopted by the Portuguese Crown. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
João IV came to power in 1640 after sixty years of Iberian Union, when Portugal had been ruled by Spanish Habsburg kings following the dynastic crisis of 1580. The restoration created an immediate need for a distinctly Portuguese coinage — these issues were part of a deliberate program to reassert independent monetary authority after six decades of shared or subordinated mint production. The Lisbon mint was the primary instrument of that effort.
The undated nature of this type is characteristic of seventeenth-century Portuguese silver, making precise attribution within João IV's reign reliant on die study rather than inscription.