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Tostão: CM.ME.71-R

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Manuel I (1495-1521)
Mint: Lisbon

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Notes

History note: No provenance.

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 310 degrees
Image(height): 26 mm
Image(width): 26 mm
Weight: 9.63 g

Place(s) associated

  • Lisbon

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1908)

Dating

1495 - 1521

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.ME.71-R
Primary reference Number: 108880
Catalogue: P231
Gomes: 36.05a.
Ordering: 1040
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 3 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tostão" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/108880 Accessed: 2024-04-26 22:47:52

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