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Escudo - Afonso V Lisboa and Porto mints
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1438-1457 |
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| Diameter | 32 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a large royal crown rendered in high relief, surmounted by fleurs-de-lis and cross finials, set within a raised inner circle. Beneath the crown, the royal cypher or mint letter appears in Gothic characters within a cartouche. The design is enclosed by a beaded inner border, with the Latin legend running continuously around the periphery between two concentric borders. The striking is characteristic of mid-fifteenth-century Portuguese hammered gold coinage, with bold, deeply incised devices typical of the Lisbon and Porto workshops. |
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| Mint | L Lisbon, Portugal P Porto, Portugal |
| Mintage | ND (1438-1457) L - AG# A5 29.0x (Three coins known with lettering variations) - ND (1438-1457) P - AG# A5 30.0x (Four coins known with lettering variations) - |
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