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Ceitil - Sebastião I Group 4 - Circumference or just traces of it only on reverse
| Issuer | Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Year | 1560-1565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Castle type design typical of Portuguese ceitis, depicting a stylized representation of a castle or fortified tower with crenellations, rendered in low relief on a flat, irregular flan characteristic of hammered coinage. The central motif occupies the majority of the field, with architectural elements including battlements and a base rendered in a schematic, medieval Portuguese style. No circumference or border is present on this side, consistent with the Group 4 classification. The surface shows typical wear and irregularities associated with hand-struck copper coinage of the mid-sixteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the crowned Portuguese royal shield — the quintas shield — set within a plain field, showing the characteristic arrangement of five escutcheons charged with bezants in saltire, enclosed within a bordure of castles. The shield is rendered in the schematic heraldic style typical of ceitis of Sebastião I. A partial circumference or faint traces of a beaded or linear border are visible around the shield, as noted in the Group 4 classification. The legend, when present, reads the royal titulature in Latin and encircles the central device, though it may be only partially visible or entirely absent depending on the specific strike. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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