INDIA. PORTUGUESE INDIA. Goa. Rupia, 1808. Maria I. NGC VF Details--Obverse Damage.
KM-219. Gomes-18.01. This crude yet historically significant piece was made in the same year that Portugal was invaded by Napoleonic Spain and the government fled to Rio de Janeiro. Evenly circulated with consistent patina and a groove across the obverse that accounts for the designation.
Estimate: $60 - $100