Bidspirit auction | Portugal D. Manuel I (1495-1521)

Portugal D. Manuel I (1495-1521) Cinquinho Lisbon M without dots AR Legend obverse: +EMANVEL.P:R:ET (Obverse die from the hybrid Cinquinho) Legend reverse: +EMANVEL.P:R:P:E This unique specimen easily clarifies the issue of the minting of hybrid specimens. This is because the characteristic of this exemplar is the same as what we see in hybrid exemplars of this denomination. The reverse die is already from D. Manuel I, possibly being one of the first reverse stamps manufactured in this monetary house for this denomination. In the bibliography we did not find any example like this, not even in the recent book ”Numária of D. Manuel I” by Diogo Galhofo which focuses on vintens, Halfs vintens and cinquinhos of this reign. AG: NC DG: NC 0.69 g Unique VF