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Tostão – João III 3rd type, Porto
| Issuer | Portuguese Monarchy |
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| Year | 1555-1557 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a floriated cross pattée with fleurs-de-lis at each arm terminal, set within a plain inner circle. Small ornamental pellets or annulets appear in the angles between the cross arms. A rose or floral ornament is visible at the top of the legend border, serving as a mint or decorative mark. The surrounding legend, bearing the devotional inscription in Latin, runs along the beaded outer border; the legend contains a die-cutter's error, reading HOC SIGNO VINCESC in place of the intended IN HOC SIGNO VINCES. The overall execution is characteristic of mid-16th-century Portuguese hammered silver coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HOC SIGNO VINCESC (engraver error for IN HOC SIGNO VINCES) |
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