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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-D03673
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded copper-alloy medieval Portuguese coin; a ceitil of Duarte I (1433 - 1438) minted in Lisbon. It is 21.3 mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 0.68gm. The coin is very thin and corroded probably because it was found on a beach. See C.M. Almeida do Amaral, Catalogo descritivo das moedas Portuguesas (Lisbon 1977); p.315, nos 958ff. Edward Besly comments that there are few ceitils from English find spots, though the ceitils of Duarte's successor Afonso V (1438-81) are very common finds all across S Wales.
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1433
Date to: Circa AD 1438
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 21.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th March 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Other
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: crown with ED below and a smaller letter L (for Lisbon) between/below the ED; all within an 8-lobed border
Obverse inscription: [EDVARDVS REX] PO[RT]
Reverse description: the 'quinas' (Five small shields in the pattern of a cross, each shield bearing a pattern of five dots) quartered with small castles
Reverse inscription: [EDVAR]DV[S REX P]OR[T]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almeida do Amaral, C.M. | 1977 | Catálogo Descritivo das Moedas Portuguesas (nas coleções do) Museu Numismático Portugûes | Lisbon | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda |
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