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#4 Of 6 Possibly Indian States

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#4-Of-6-Possibly-Indian-States
#4-Of-6-Possibly-Indian-States

This is #4 of 6 in a group of unidentified coins I got a a recent coin show. So far, all have been Indian, mostly princely states.

This weighs 4.5 grams and has a diameter of 17 mm.

There is not much to go on. A cross with dots on one side, and a sort of hook on the other. There was a passing resemblance to some coins from Portuguese India, but nothing that matched.
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You have had comments on your others, but not this one. It may have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I am giving it a little bump.
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I would read the "hook" as a probable digit 3, but I can't find anything that matches it either.
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The reverse could be a bazaruco of king Sebastião, but the obverse had to be an S. Not a 3.
Perhaps a local copy with modified design? I can not identify it but the cross marks it as connected with Portuguese India.
If you ever want to part with it talk to me. Worthy of future research.

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@jecz79, after studying the images, one side seems a very good match for a Bazaruco, of Sebastião, as does the weight, but the other side does not match. Unless whoever made the dies put a 3 not an S on the coin. Maybe that is not so strange given that the issues were very crudely done.
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