Lot 2213

Description

Burma, standard weights of the Burmese kings, Beast series, opium weights, period D issued 19th century, weights of 300 (illustrated), 150, and 145 g, square bases for each piece with lion (To) on the first two pieces and bird (Hantha) on last weight, height 70, 50 and 55mm, corresponding to twenty and ten kyats, (Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, cf.pp.31-4 [figure 12, 13], Gear [Pl.29 and 53-4], cf.M.2831, cf.2841). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)