Goa 1632 2 tangas
This specimen was lot 28779 in Heritage sale 3031 (Dallas, January 2014), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Goa. Felipe IV of Spain 2 Tangas 1632, XF40 PCGS. Obv. Crowned arms of Portugal with date below. Rev. AT monogram dividing G-M. Crudely struck, as are all Goa issues. Quite rare." 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. By 1806, Portuguese holdings were limited to Diu, Damao and Goa. Each had a mint which struck hammered coinage until the 1860's. Gomes notes this as an issue of Philip III (1621-40), not Philip IV, who never reigned in Portugal.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.3-6.1 g, silver, 20-23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: unlisted in the SCWC; cf.Gomes-18.01.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3031, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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