299, Lot: 536. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ASIA, Indonesia. Pehang. Bendahara Sewa Raja Ahmad. 1863-1884. Tin Tampang – “Hat” money (29mm, 11.14 g). Cast from 1878-1889. Tin square with raised center. Floral decoration and legends around edge. Mitchiner,
Non-Islamic 3122; Opitz p. 155-6; Quiggin p. 254. VF, casting flaws and broken hole.
From the John Shaw Collection.