World Silver & Bronze Coins - Samoa - World Coins
Lot 1530 SESSION 8 (2.30PM WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH) World Silver & Bronze Coins - Samoa - World Coins
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $8,000
TIBET, Tibetan Authority, AE skar (1910), (KM.Y.4) (illustrated); another three sho 16-20 (1946), single cloud line (KM.27) (3); another 7 1/2 skar 15-43 (1909), obv. snow lion looking back, sun and ornaments above and small mountain below, surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus petal panels are attached, each containing one syllable of the legend ("the Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions"), rev. date and denomination, (KM.11) a very rare type (illustrated); three mountains and two suns copper five sho, 16-24 (1950) (KM.28.1). Very fine - extremely fine, several rare types. (6)
Ex Mark E. Freehill Collection.
Recent sales of the seven and a half skar of 1909 in Stephen Album Auction 30 (lot 2001) and 36 (lot 1548),realised $1,300 and $1,200 US each.
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Lot 1528
TIBET, Sho-Srang Coinage, copper one eighth skar, Dode mint, year 1 (1909), obv. centre circle ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1529
TIBET, Sho-Srang Coinage, copper quarter skar, Dode mint, year 1 (1909), obv. centre circle of ...
Estimate $150
Lot 1530 This lot
TIBET, Tibetan Authority, AE skar (1910), (KM.Y.4) (illustrated); another three sho 16-20 (1946), single cloud ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1531
TIBET, Tibetan Authority, 'Ga-den' billon two tangka, Dode mint, not dated c.1912 (7.92 g), (KM.Y.15). ...
Estimate $500
Lot 1532
TIBET, Theocracy, billon ten srang, Tapchi mint, milled reeded edge, Autonomous Tibetan issue, various dates, ...
Estimate $200