Lot 2256

Description

Malaya, Pahang, tin hat money, (tin tampang coinage), one tamppang (2, one very damaged, 97.7, 71.1 g) (each 70x70x23 mms), half tampang (28.6 g), (41x41x13 mms), and one hundredth dollar or quarter tampang (27x27x7 mms) (2, 10.75, 9.52 g), issued by Bendahara Sewa Raja Ahmad (1863-1884), dated 1281 = 1864 A.D., last three with plain reverses, (M.3121 = Mit.3934, 3122 = M.3935, Pridmore 56, 61). All with holes, one large example missing portion of flat field in the plinth, and on the crown, otherwise very good - very fine and all very rare. (5)

From an old Sydney Collection.