Malacca (1557-78)-BA dinheiro

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42177
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This specimen was lot 42177 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Malaca. Dinheiro, ND (1557-78)-BA. Sebastian I. NGC EF-45." In 1511, the Portuguese seized the port of Malacca from its ruler, Mahmud Shah, and held it against Javanese and Sumatran attacks. Finally, it fell to the Dutch in 1641. Tin, being abundant in Malaya, was used to make the coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: tin, this specimen 2.84 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes-30.03.

Source:

  • 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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