Damao (1706) 5 bazarucos
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This specimen was lot 56432 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Damao. 5 Bazarucos, ND (1706). Damao Mint. Pedro II. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, VF Details." In the Portuguese colonies, forty atia = one rupee = 600 reis = 750 bazarucos. This crude, undated type is an example of why tin makes bad material for coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.1 g, tin.
Catalog reference: KM-9.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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