1598 - 1621 - Portuguese Ceilão
Tutenag - Bazaruco - GA Arms - Cross

The Tutenag Bazaruco with a Court of Arms and Cross monogram with four stars cast in Goa which also circulated in Ceilão.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationBazaruco
AlloyTutenag
TypeCast
Diameter14.2 mm
Thickness3.3 mm
Weight mean2.60 gms
Weight2.51 gms
ShapeCircular
EdgeSmooth
DieAxis0°
MintGoa
 1598_GA_F2_bazco_zn_obverse 1598_GA_F2_bazco_zn_reverse
DenominationBazaruco
AlloyTutenag
TypeCast
Diameter15.1/13.5 mm
Thickness3.1 mm
Weight mean2.10 gms
Weight2.20 gms
ShapeCircular
EdgeSmooth
DieAxis0°
MintGoa
 1598_GA_F2_bazco_zn_obverse 1598_GA_F2_bazco_zn_reverse
Codrington Unlisted ; Gomes F.Vaz F2.11; Goa-KM #52
Obverse : Crowned Court of Arms of Portugal divides G A on either side within raised rim.
Reverse : Cross with a 5-point star in each quadrant, all within raised rim.

Flat edge seen on top from been clipped from cast mould. Edge slightly conicaal with smaller diameter on reverse. Lower specimen has a 1 mm thin overflan on obverse.

The upper specimen at 2.5 grams is slightly heavier than average 2.1 grams. The similer coin F.Vaz F2.10 has cataloged average weight of 2.6 grams but has 2 0 C * in the 4 quadrants.

Text from
* Moedas Portuguesas 1128-1988, by Alberto Gomes. Lisbon 1987
* Indo Portuguese Money, by J Ferraro Vaz, . Braga, Portugal 1980, P.129 * Collection Henry Thomas Grogan, J. Schulman, Auction 23-02-1914.
* Non-Islamic and Western Colonies since 600 AD by by Michael Mitchiner.

The XF grade coins are scaned at 600 dpi images are displayed at 500 dpi. The lower specimen from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December. The upper purchased from a dealer from Embilipitiya.