Novamarketing Chiasso Medals Coins India F Portuguese India Portuguese Jose Rupee 1776

# 587Rupee AD 1776 Jose IIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Jose I, King of Portugal (1750-1777). Rupia 1776, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 22 mm – w. 10.76 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 470-73, Gomes 52.02, Vaz Jo.93, KM 160.

Obverse:
Draped bust with long hair of King Jose I to right, date (1776) on the left, denomination (RVPIa) on the right, within outer cirle of rays.

Reverse:
Crowned coat-of-arms of Portugal in ornamental cartouche.

Note:
Large crown on reverse.

Metallographic analysis:
Ag 92.5 % / Cu 7 %
(Examination performed using an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF), model Fischersope XAN-FD, on the coin’s surface (ca 100 microns depth) without any mechanical preparation).

Provenance:
UBS, Auction 55, Zurich, 16-18 September 2002, Lot 3898.

Literature:
Gerson da Cunha J. – Contributions to the Study of Indo-Portuguese Numismatics – First Edition, Bombay, 1880. AES reprint, 1995.
Gomes A. – Moedas Portuguesas e do Territorio que hoje é Portugal – Edição da Associação de Portugal, 5a Edição, Lisboa, 2007.
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 – Krause Publications, 3rd Edition, Usa, 2002.
Peres D. – Catalogo Das Moedas Indo-Portuguesa do Museu Numismatico Português – Vol. 1,2,3. Lisboa 1963,1964,1969.
Vaz J.F. – Dinheiro Luso-Indiano (Indo-Portuguese Money) – Oficinas de Barbosa and Xavier Lda, 1a Edição, Braga-Portugal, 1980.