Manuel I, Tin Bastardo, 49.09g, Afonso de Albuquerque, governor in 1509-1515. First series

Manuel I, Tin Bastardo, 49.09g, Afonso de Albuquerque, governor in 1509-1515. First series, struck on 1511. ‘D M P R DE PV SOR D I E MAA’, arfmillary sphere/ ‘+CRVX XPI NOSTRE VNICA’, voided cross. (Vaz E1.16, Gomez). Extremly fine+, extremely rare. Portuguese with the arrival of Vasco da Gama at Kalikut in 1498 the Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a presence in India. The second Governor of the East, Afonso de Albuquerque, defeated the combined fleets of the Indian Ocean traders in 1509, and with the capture of Goa and Malacca the following year made Portugal master of the eas

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Auction: Auction #49 · Oswal Antiques · 2014-11-08 · Estimate: ₹ 25000 - ₹ 30000

Category: Non British Colonial Coins : Indo Portuguese

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