Portuguese John V 'Half Escudo' or 'One Eighth Joe' Coin Weight
Brass, 1.23 grams, 11.95 mm. Issued 1722 onwards. Obverse: script letters 's' and 'd' above figures '4' and '6' for four shillings and sixpence. Reverse: as obverse. Reference: P and B R Withers Lions, Ships & Angles, page 55. Fine.