Lot # 969 - Copper Cast Tin Bastardo Coin of Lisbosa Mint of Portuguese Malacca.
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| Start Price 4500 | Estimated Price 4000-4500 |
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| Full Description: Portuguese Malacca, Lisbosa Mint, Cast Tin Bastardo, Obv: crowned coat of arms within a circle, Rev: struck for circulation in malacca, 9.2g, 28.52mm, about extremely fine, Rare. Note:- Malaka was captured by the Portuguese on the 24th of August, 1511, after an attack on the city by a force led by Alfonso D''Albuquerque, the 2nd Viceroy of Portuguese India (1509-1515) and who was to become to the first governor of Melaka. The Melaka remained occupied by the Portuguese for the next 130 years, until the year 1641, when the Dutch occupied the city following an 8 months siege.
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