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Portuguese Coins in the Age of Discoveries 1385-1580 Alberto Gomes & António Miguel Trigueiros 1992 247 Pages Text in English and Portuguese A bilingual work (Portuguese and English), extensively illustrated with color photographs of coins, weapons, and artifacts related to the Portuguese Discoveries. It discusses Portuguese numismatics during the reigns of the Avis Dynasty, from 1385 to 1580 — a period corresponding to the Portuguese overseas expansion. It also includes short biographies of relevant historical figures and images of objects associated with the period, focusing on the context of coins as instruments of policy, trade, and symbolic power.