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1 Bazaruco - Sebastião Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1558-1578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large, boldly struck Gothic letter 'S', the royal initial of King Sebastião I of Portugal, rendered in relief against a plain, unadorned field. The letter is characteristically broad and slightly irregular in form, consistent with hammered coinage production at the Goa mint. No surrounding legend is present; the design is austere and purely monogrammatic. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven at the edges, as is typical of base-metal hammered issues from Portuguese India of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a plain cross pattée in relief, dividing the field into four quadrants, each of which appears to contain a pellet or small circular element, though these are only partially legible due to the heavily worn and encrusted surface. The cross is bold and deeply struck, occupying most of the available field. No legend surrounds the design, consistent with the anonymous, minimalist style of Goa mint bazaruco coinage of the mid-to-late sixteenth century. The flan edges are irregular, reflecting the hand-hammered manufacture typical of this issue. |
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