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© INCM
Tostão - António I Lisboa ND
1580 year| Silver (.9166) | 5.73 g | 30 mm |
| Issuer | Portugal |
|---|---|
| King | Anthony I (António) (1580) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1580 |
| Value | 1 Teston (Tostão) (100) |
| Currency | Real (1517-1835) |
| Composition | Silver (.9166) |
| Weight | 5.73 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | February 1581 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#97759 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES
Engraver: gaspar Paez
Edge
Plain
Comment
The picture is the coin MCM 5092 (INCM Museum)Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Tostão - António I (Lisboa) ND (1580) coin from Portugal is that it was minted during the reign of King António I, who was the first king of the House of Braganza, a dynasty that ruled Portugal for over 200 years.
