Lot 5752

Description

Portuguese Malacca, an interesting collection, possibly all are fantasies and mostly with illustrations and with identical images to the pieces used in the reference 'The Collection of Malacca Coinages' by Tony Lye Fong Nge (pp.138-231); coins all in tin, issue described as single and double cash coins, all with four obverse Chinese characters and most with additional countermarks on the reverse, circular or square holes, most appear in Lye's book. Very fine or better and rare as such. (13)

All in packets described with source and cost noted.