Goa 1818 rupia

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43300

This specimen was lot 43300 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Goa. Rupia, 1818. NGC EF-45. SCARCE one year "Barbarous Bust" portrait type. Crudely manufactured as is typical with bold centers and olive brown toned surfaces. Presently the only example of this variety certified by NGC." This type (KM 239) is listed for 1818-26 but there is considerable year-to-year variation. In 1871, the Goa mint was closed and milled coinage from the British mints was introduced.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.6-11.0 g, 0.917 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-239; Gomes-32.01.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

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• return to coins of India, Portuguese