Portugal Ceitil Alphonso V - Can anyone read the inscription?

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WillieBoyd2

Can anyone read the inscription on this coin?



Portugal Ceitil Alphonso V 1438-1481 (Alfonso V)
Very thin copper coin 20mm, 1.70gm
A ceitil was 1/6 of a real.

Ceitils are common and have many different inscriptions.

:)

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Towers with square battlements, P to right, so I think this is Gomes A5 11.02.

I see Gothic lettering. On the obverse, I read •ALFONSVS•DEI GRACIE* RE and on the reverse +RX PORTVGALIE ALGA. Your reading may vary ;)

*or GRACIA

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

Destrans

There are countless ways in the legend in this type of currency.
It may be:

ALFONSVS REX PORT
DOMINVS CEPTA

King Afonso of Portugal and Lord of Ceuta

;)

Gagarin_Andrey

DEI GRATIA REX
means "the King, given by God" :)
this is the common type of the legend model on the coins of Middle age and the New Time
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