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Ceitil - Afonso V Group 9 - Castle with small towers and high wall, with doors
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1463-1464 |
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| Value | 1 Ceitil (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | A stylized castle depicted rising above a representation of the sea, rendered in the angular, simplified style characteristic of medieval Portuguese hammered coinage. The castle features small flanking towers surmounting a high enclosing wall, with a doorway or gate visible at the base. The design is set within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a circular legend in uncial Latin characters, partially legible on this example. The overall composition is typical of the ceitil series issued under Afonso V. |
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| Reverse description | The Portuguese royal coat of arms, corresponding to a fourth-type shield or recognized variant as catalogued by Magro, displayed within a beaded inner circle. The shield presents the traditional arrangement of escutcheons charged with bezants, enclosed within a bordure of castles, reflecting the heraldic conventions of the Aviz dynasty. A circular legend in uncial Latin letters surrounds the inner circle, partially visible due to the irregular flan and striking. The workmanship is consistent with the hammered technique and aesthetic conventions of mid-fifteenth-century Portuguese royal coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1463-1464) - Magro# 9.12 - No mint letter - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.1 - Mint letter `C` on the right - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.10 - Inverted `C` on the right (looking like a D) - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.11 - Inverted `C` on the left (looking like a D) - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.2 - Mint letter `C` on the left of the towers - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.3 - Mint letter `C` on the left with a point above - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.4 - Mint letter `C` on the left with point underneath - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.5 - Mint letter `C` on the left, with a point on the right of the towers - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.6 - Mint letter `C` on the left, with 3 points on the right of the towers - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.7 - Mint letter `C` on the left, with 7 points on the right of the towers - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.8 - Mint letter `C` on the left and on the right of the towers - ND (1463-1464) C - Magro# 9.9 - Mint letter `C` on the left and `E` on the right of the towers - |
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