Goa 1717 15 reis
This specimen was lot 33238 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portuguese Goa. João V 15 Reis 1717 XF45 PCGS. Fairly well struck for this usually crude issue, with rich crimson color in the patina. Comes with old collector's ticket." 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 1717, Portuguese holdings were limited to Diu, Damao and Goa. Each had a mint which struck hammered coinage until the 1860's. This copper 15 réis, the only issue of this denomination during the eighteenth century, is rare. It was equal to one quarter tanga or 1/20 pardao.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.18 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM 91.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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