Prt-36c. Wt = 3.09g
Photo from Steve Album: PORTUGUESE INDIA: João III, 1521-1557, AE real, 1549, letter C above date, castle below // letter C at center, countermarked cross and castle, Fine to VF, RRR. A similar type is published by Gomes struck by Sebastião I and dated 1564 and listed as rare. Both types were likely struck for use in Portuguese Cochin.