Lot 2016

Sale 107 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Indonesia, Srivijaya Kingdom, (c.680-1250 A.D.), gold half tahil (tael) (17.29g), obv. Makara fish to left in plain field, rev. seal with central letter and around circular running script in Devanagari?, (Mitchiner [South East Asia] -). Good very fine, the largest known gold coin from Indonesia, unpublished and of extreme rarity.

Estimate
$8,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$4,000

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