Manuel Pinto da Fonseca · carlino · copper

Magistracy 1741–1773 · Order of St John

This copper carlino is documented in the name of Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. The consulted collection lists an example as 1742, with reference RS#165 KM#242 C#3a. The documented front shows heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the order. The back uses two clasped hands with denomination mark. This record groups ruler, denomination and metal. It does not count each mint year, surviving specimen or inscription spacing as another type.

Technical specifications

Composition
Copper
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Thickness
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
Mint
Unknown / not verified
Obverse
Heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the Order
Reverse
Two clasped hands with denomination mark
Inscriptions
F · EMMANVEL PINTO · M · M · H · H / ☩ NON · AES · SED · FIDES · / 1742 / · X ·
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

Pinto introduced gold scudi multiples and silver fifteen- and thirty-tarì denominations. His use of a royal crown rather than a ducal coronet is relevant to the iconography of this magistracy.

A documented specimen

These measurements describe this specimen only, not manufacturing standards.

Collection
Collection not documented
Catalogue reference
RS#165 KM#242 C#3a
Specimen date
1742
Specimen weight
5.2 g
Specimen diameter
23.2 mm

Dating and classification

The date interval is the ruler’s Malta magistracy, not a complete list of minting years. Specimen dates are evidence for examples only.

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