Help Identify This Coin

[Geordie582 18]

Casting the net wider.

I'm looking for clues as to the identity of this coin.

It looks like H & V bracketing the shield. The reverse is long cross type but the cross is mad up of 4 swords. A rosette in each quadrant.

14 mm diameter 0.7grams. I can't find it in Mayhew.

Any suggestions welcome

[scott 144]

probably portugese by the shield design.

dont see many myself to pin it to date though.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Checkout my reply on my forum, Richard.

Looks like a half real but your diameter and weight are lower than would be expected.

[Geordie582 18]

Thanks Clive! I've read your reply and Dpul7 has given me food for thought. For those inquisitive of the reply:-

It is a fractional of Portugese Soldos of around 1400, to be refined by further investigation.

Edited May 4, 2013 by Geordie582