Goa (1495-1521) 1/2 manuel Fr-1450
This specimen was lot 3036 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $3,995. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Goa. 1/2 Manuel (240 Reis), ND. Manuel I (1495-1521). PCGS AU-58. Two pellets between crown and 'MEA'. Struck on a slightly crude yet round planchet as normal. No detracting marks or excessive wear. RARE. Good strike, lustrous and quite attractive." The Portuguese were the first European power to make direct contact with India. They concentrated on trade but were not above piracy or political meddling if the opportunity arose. They conquered or dominated a good part of India in the sixteenth century but gradually had to yield to others, especially the British. In 1871, a new series of milled coinage, struck by the British for the Portuguese, was introduced.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.53-1.73 g, gold, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-1450; Gomes-13.04.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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