File:A post medieval silver Portuguese Half-Tostao (50 Reis) of Philip II (Philip III of Spain as King of Portugal, 1598-1621) or Phillip III (Philip IV of Spain as king of Portugal, 1621-40), minted in Li (FindID 821307).jpg

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A post medieval silver Portuguese Half-Tostao (50 Reis) of Philip II (Philip III of Spain as King of Portugal, 1598-1621) or Phillip III (Philip IV of Spain as king of Portugal, 1621-40), minted in Lisbon and dating to 1598-1640.
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A post medieval silver Portuguese Half-Tostao (50 Reis) of Philip II (Philip III of Spain as King of Portugal, 1598-1621) or Phillip III (Philip IV of Spain as king of Portugal, 1621-40), minted in Lisbon and dating to 1598-1640.
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English: A post medieval silver Portuguese Half-Tostao (50 Reis) of Philip II (Philip III of Spain as King of Portugal, AD1598-1621) or Phillip III (Philip IV of Spain as king of Portugal, AD1621-40), minted in Lisbon and dating to AD1598-1640. Obverse: Five shields, each containing five pellets, arranged in a cross (quincunx) on a plain field within a beaded circle. Reverse: Voided cross on a plain field within a beaded circle. This coin is in reasonable condition with most detail remaining. The obverse and reverse legends are considerably worn however, and there is a small piece missing from the flan. Similar examples are recorded on the database at Record ID: DENO-791002, IOW-7CE5D3 and IOW-5DE1C2.

Diameter: 21.8mm, Weight: 3.9g

Reference: Krause. C.L and Mishler. C. Standard Catalogue of World Coins, 17th Century, 3rd Edition. KM# 16, p1163.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1598 and 1640
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1598-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1640-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 821307
Old ref: PUBLIC-67D7CB
Filename: Portuguesehalftostoa.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/594939
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/594939/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821307
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Object location51° 30′ 24.12″ N, 0° 03′ 51.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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