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Tostão '∙.∙ – ∙.∙' - João III 3rd type, Porto
| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1555-1557 |
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| Weight | 9.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms within a shield, featuring the traditional quinas arrangement of five escutcheons charged with bezants, encircled by a beaded border. The legend IOAИS III R PORTVGA runs around the periphery in Latin characters, identifying King João III of Portugal. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown in high relief, typical of Manueline-influenced hammered coinage. The field shows the characteristic irregular strike quality associated with mid-sixteenth century Portuguese hammered silver issues. Pellet stops separate the legend elements. |
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| Mint | Porto Mint (Casa da Moeda do Porto) |
| Mintage | ND (1555-1557) - AG#J3 145.01 (IOAИS...)Inverted S - ND (1555-1557) - AG#J3 145.02 (IOAИES...) Normal S - |
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