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Escudo - Afonso V Lisboa and Porto mints
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1438-1457 |
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| Weight | 4.45 g |
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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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| Obverse lettering | + DOMInQ : ALF : REX : PORTVGALIE : ALGARB A L F Q L (Mint letter) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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