1322) Portuguese Numismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios ("Portuguese Post") in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Protuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date of Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020:
Coins are fascinating records of journey through time.
In their multiple forms, coins tell us of politics and institutions, of economy and society, of language and culture and even of religion and philosophy. Art and technology come together in this portable and hard-wearing record of history, whose every side contains the keys to decode history.
Understanding its inestimable value, "CTT Correios" (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa de Moeda" - the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") is presenting a Stamp Series in 2020, based on the coins minted on Portuguese soil in pre-national times, covering 1350 years of history of Western Iberia - from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.
This series of stamps recalls the times when those in power used coins to restore old memories and build new identities.
The four stamps issued in the set
Found during archaeological excavations or part of museological collections in Portugal, the coins shown on these stamps are a very important source of information about the societies of the past, now also remembered in a stamp issue where philately has a close conversation with numismatics.
The First Day Cover (FDC) issued on the date of release of the Stamp set. It is titled "Numismatica Portuguesa (1st Group)".
At top right are the four stamps issued in the set. The Special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is of "CTT LISBOA". The Cancellation is dated -"22.04.2020".
The Special Folder gives a description of the Stamp issue in Portuguese.
At top right are the four stamps issued in the set. The Special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is of "CTT LISBOA". The Cancellation is dated -"22.04.2020".
The individual coins represented in this Stamp issue:
A Mario de Gouveia, Portuguese Mint and O cial Printing O ce Portuguese Mint Museum:
The pre-Roman coin is a bronze, minted in Alcacer do Sal during the 2nd or 1st Centuries BC (MNA 2005 - 182-3).
It shows two dolphins, facing left, and the head of Heracles-Melqart, also facing left, with a lion skin over his shoulder, combined with pre-Latin letters.
Linking indigenous and Mediterranean cultures, this Coin evokes symbols related to ancient maritime myths and legends.
A Roman Coin minted in Evora:
This Roman Coin is a Bronze Dupondius minted in Evora between 27 BC and 14 BC, under Augustus (MNA 2014-23-3).
It shows a patera, an aspergillum, a pitcher, a simpulum and a knife, with the words - "LIBERALITAS IVL EBOR" (meaning "Liberalitas Julia Evora"), and the head of Augustus facing left, with the words "PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI PM" ( meaning "By permission of Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus").
The objects refer to Imperial cults in which princeps represents the political and religious unity of the Roman Empire.
A Silver Siliqua minted in Braga:
The Suevic Coin is a Silver Siliqua minted in Braga in 448-456, under Rechiarius (AHMP, CMP 1814-2).
It shows a tall standing cross encircled by a crown of laurel, with the letters "B-R" and below, a palm, with the words - "IVSSV RICHIARI REGES" (meaning "By order of Rechiarius King"), and a bust of Honorius, facing right, with the words "DN HONORIVS P F AVG" (meaning "Our lord Honorius, pious, felicitous, august").
For the first time in history, a barbarian Christian King, striving for legitimacy, ordered a coin to be minted in his own name.
A Visigothic Gold Triens Coin minted in Idanha-a-Velha:
For the first time in history, a barbarian Christian King, striving for legitimacy, ordered a coin to be minted in his own name.
A Visigothic Gold Triens Coin minted in Idanha-a-Velha:
It shows a cross on three steps, with the words "+EGITANIA PIVS" (meaning "Idanha, pious"), and the bust of Rodericus, with the words "+IN D NE RVDERICVS RX" (meaning "In God's name, Rodericus King").
The cross and the King area reminder that the Royal family is a sacred institution and that the King is a warrior linked to ancestral traditions.
The Technical Details:
Stamp Set issue Date: 22.04.2020
Designer: Cartor Security Press, France
Process: Offset
Stamp Size(s): 25.0 mm x 30.0 mm
Stamp values: N20g, A20g, E20g, 120g
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6) Portuguese Nimismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date od Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020
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