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Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Gold – Type 1

Armillary sphere set on base within a plain circle around which is a beaded border	A cross within two plain rings. Between the rings is a bead in each angle of the cross. The whole design within a beaded border.

Actual Weight (g)

3.45

Actual Diameter (mm)

21-22

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 10	√ 1.	E1.01	14.01	Cruzado (480 Reis)	-	CNG	The coin photographed above may be a forgery. See photos for further discussion and another specimen.	RRR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Gold – Type 2

Armillary sphere set on base within a plain circle around which is a beaded border	Crown above MEA within a plain circle around which is a beaded border

Actual Weight (g)

1.5-1.73

Actual Diameter (mm)

16

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 11	√ 2.	E1.02-E1.04	13.01-13.04	Mea (240 Reis)	-	CNG, Bald, Her, Stack, Noble, Morton & Eden, Zeno, Sixbid	Differences between varieties include, band across armillary, number of dots above MEA and shape of bottom of crown, See photos.	RR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Silver

	Drawing from Vaz
Armillary sphere set on base within a plain circle around which is a beaded border		Letter A? within a plain circle around which is a beaded border

Actual Weight (g)

1.79

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 12	5.	E1.05	12.01	Half esfera	-		Existence not confirmed by either Vaz or Gomes.	RRR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 1

	Drawings from Vaz
Shield with G to right and A to left. All within a plain circle		A cross with the date in the angles

Actual Weight (g)

11.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

~25

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 13	6.	E1.06	11.01	Leal	1510		Existence in doubt.	RR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 2

	Drawings from Vaz
Armillary sphere		Cross within a plain circle

	Leal	Half Leal
Actual Weight (g)	14.4-15.5	8.5
Actual Diameter (mm)	~25	~18
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 14	7.	E1.07	5.01-6.01 & 8.01-10.01	Leal (2 Reis)	-
PG 15	8.	E1.08	7.01	”	-		Rev has beads in fields of cross (see photo file)
PG 16	9.	E1.09	04.01	Half Leal	-

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 3

	Drawings from Vaz
Shield with G to right and A to left. All within a plain circle		Armillary sphere within a plain circle

Actual Weight (g)

4.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 17	10.	E1.10	03.02	Dinheiro			Existence in doubt.	RRR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 4

A crowned shield	Armillary sphere

Actual Weight (g)

5.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 18	√ 11.	E1.11	03.01	Dinheiro	-	Numista		RRR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 5

	Drawings from Vaz
Shield with letter I to left		Armillary sphere

Actual Weight (g)

3.1

Actual Diameter (mm)

~15

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 19	12.	E1.12	01.01	Cepaica or Bazaruco	-			RR

Portuguese India – Manuel I – 1495 to 1521, Goa Mint – Copper – Type 6

	Drawings from Vaz
Shield with letter I to left and B? to right		Armillary sphere

Actual Weight (g)

2-3.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~15

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Vaz	Gomes	Denomination	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
PG 20	13.	E1.13	02.01	Cepaica or Bazaruco	-			R