Lot 1701

Sale 124 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Medals, and Banknotes

Description

Ceylon, non local coinages, Ceylon Government pattern fanam (1/12th rix dollar), 1815, struck over a copper Dutch V.O.C. doit (3.17g) (Pridmore 257 this piece; KM.Pn5). Red brown good extremely fine and excessively rare.

Ex F.Pridmore (lot 55), W.J.Noble (Sale 61B, lot 1517), and Mark E.Freehill collections.

Estimate
$900
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$5,500

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