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Morabitino - Sancho II
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1223-1248 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned facing bust of King Sancho II in high relief at center, depicted in a stylized Romanesque manner with draped robes and a cross-tipped scepter visible to the left. The king's face is rendered frontally with schematic features characteristic of 13th-century Portuguese hammered coinage. The central effigy is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a peripheral legend in Gothic script reading REGIS POTVGALENSVM. The overall composition reflects the strong influence of Almoravid gold coinage traditions adapted to the Christian Portuguese monetary system. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of five stylized escutcheons arranged in a quincunx pattern, each bearing pellets, derived from the Portuguese royal arms and recalling the five wounds of Christ. The escutcheons are interspersed with six five-pointed stars, all executed in the bold, high-relief hammered style typical of early Portuguese medieval gold coinage. The entire central motif is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend in Gothic Latin script reads MONETA DOMINI SANCII, identifying the coin as the money of Lord Sancho. The design reflects the nascent heraldic iconography of the early Portuguese monarchy. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA DOMINI SANCII |
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