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Vintém 'ºM - ºL' - Manuel I Lisboa mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Year | 1501-1521 |
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| Weight | 1.9 g |
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| Obverse lettering | I:EMAИVEL;R:P:ET:A:D:GVIИ o - oL |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms: a shield bearing five escutcheons arranged in a quincunx, each charged with five bezants (representing the five wounds of Christ), bordered by a castles-and-crosses arrangement, all enclosed within an ornate frame and surmounted by an open royal crown. Two small pellets flank the shield at mid-height. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, carrying the continuation of the king's royal titles. The composition is characteristic of Manueline heraldic coinage, rendered in the hammered technique with strong relief on the central shield. |
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The vintém was introduced under Manuel I as part of a sweeping monetary reform that rationalized Portugal's silver coinage ahead of the commercial explosion brought on by the India route. Minting at Lisboa ran continuously across Manuel's entire reign, and the ºM - ºL privy mark pairing — mintmaster alongside mint — reflects the administrative layering Portugal imposed on its mints as transaction volumes from Atlantic and Indian Ocean trade surged beyond anything previous coinage structures had been designed to handle.
Gomes E1 28 is among the more frequently encountered vintém attributions for this reign, but die alignment irregularities are common across the type.