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Coins, 14th-20th cs., Sarilhos Grandes, Montijo

2021 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of an ensemble of 13 silver and copper alloy coins*, namely:

  • 2 reais preto (14-15th cs.), copper alloy
  • 1 half-real preto (15th c.), copper alloy
  • six centis (15-16th cs.), copper alloy
  • 10 reis or half-vintém (17th c.), silver alloy
  • 1 numism and 1/8 numism, copper alloy
  • 1 centavo (20th c.), bronze

* These numisms were exhumed in archaeological excavations carried out in the Necropolis of Sarilhos Grandes, within the scope of the Project SAND - Sarilhos Grandes between two Worlds, signed between the University of Coimbra (UC) and the Municipality of Montijo.

Acknowledgments Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, UC ~ Centre for Research in Health Anthropology, UC ~ Municipality of Montijo

Before (Real preto King João I, 1385-1433)
After (Real preto King João I, 1385-1433)
Before (½ Real preto, King Afonso V, 15th c.)
After (½ Real preto, King Afonso V, 15th c.)
Before (Ceitil, King Sebastião, 1557-1558)
After (Ceitil, King Sebastião, 1557-1558)
Before (Centavo, 1917)
After (Centavo, 1917)
After (packaging)
After (packaging)