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China, silver sycee (190.79g), two different punches, flower shaped six ounce ingot (cf Cribb 467). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
China, base silver sycee ingot (275g) (Cribb class 20, Shandong Province, local tax ingot), probable old copy. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
China, created fantasies based on similar real issues, a) as an issue of Zhu Yuanzhang, as Prince of Wu (1361-1368) as a ten (10) cash coin (28.75 g), (cf.H.20.55); another Qing Dynasty, Wen Zong (1851-1861), b) as fifty (50) cash Nanchang in Jiangxi mint, (26.38 g); (cf.H.22.931) with additional lines between characters on reverse. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
China, a series of replica silver dollars, Empire (10), Republic, military cap (6); Yuan Shih Kai (6); plumed hat (4); 1924 (3); Sun Yat Sen 'junk' dollars (2), Birds over Junk (5), half dollars Yunnan (4); Japan, yen (4), Trade dollars (2); USA, Trade dollars (3); Mexico, dollar 1857, as collected in Hong Kong in 1970s. Very fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $300
Passed in
China, Peoples Republic, mint set of type coins in FDC or PNC type from set 'Coins Sets of World Nations 1981/1982'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
Passed in
China, minors in base metal (17), plus silver ten cents of Kwang Tung. Fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Tibet, Szechuan trade silver rupee (KM.Y3.4). Flattened in strike in part, good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tibet, Trade coinage, base silver rupees, c.1905-1912, in style of the Szechuan (China) mint, small bust with collar and beaded strap holding on hat, Szechuan rupees of this type were made at the Kangding Mint and were struck in debased silver (billon), (KM.Y.3a). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Tibet, under Tibetan Authority, 'Ga-den' silver or billon tangka coinage, of type petals around lotus centre, Doole mint, Lhasa, dated to period 1912-1925, variant of Seeman's type F (cf.KM.Y13F.7-.15). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Tibet, under Tibetan Authority, 'Ga-den' silver or billon tangka coinage, of type petals around lotus centre, Dodpal mint (Lhasa), a selection, various varieties with various dots around lotus centre, (cf.KM.Y.13 varieties, one illustrated). Mostly very fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, BE 15-52 (1918), Dode mint, (KM.Y.21). Fine and a rare type coin.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, Dode mint, BE 15-56 (1922); 15-57 (1923) (2), 15-58 (1924), 15-59 (1925), 15-60 (1926) (3), 16-1 (1927) (dot below O), 16-2 (1928) (2), (KM.Y.21a); Tapchi mint, 16-6 (1932), 16-7 (1933), 16-8 (1934) (2), 16-9 (1935) (4), 16-10 (1936) (2), 16-11 (1937) (10, all varieties, one illustrated)), 16-12 (1938) (2) (KM.Y.23). Fine - nearly uncirculated all in 2x2 described holders. (33)
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
Tibet, Theocracy, copper one sho, Melyi mint, BE 15-52 (1918), 15-53 (1919), 15-54 (1920) (2), 15-55 (1921) (2), 15-56 (1922), 15-57 (1923). 15-58 (1924), 15-59 (1925), 15-60 (1926), 16-1 (1927), 16-2 (1928), (KM.Y.21.1). Fine - nearly extremely fine in 2x2 described holders. (13)
Estimate $350
SOLD $180
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-10 (1936), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-11 (1937), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver one and a half (1 1/2) srang, BE 16-11 (1937) (4, one illustrated), 16-12 (1938) (2, one illustrated), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.24). Lightly toned, good fine - good very fine, all in 2x2 packets, scarce. (6)
Estimate $700
SOLD $600
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three srang, BE 16-9 (1935), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three srang, BE 16-10 (1936), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three (3) srang, BE 16-11 (1937), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tibet, Sro-Srang coinage, silver three (3) srang, BE 16-10 (1936) (3, one illustrated), Tapchi mint, (KM.Y.26); together with a counterfeit cast example in copper. Lightly toned, good very fine or better, scarce. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Tibet, Sino Tibetan coinage, Tao Kuang (1820-1851) silver sho, yr 16 (KM.93). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Nepal, Lichhavi Period, ca. 576-700, a group lot of 8 copper coins and tokens, including AE 26, a unit c. 576-605, RCV (The Coinage of Nepal, A.1 #1; MNI 197), obv. lion with raised paw to left with legend 'Sri Mananka' above, rev. goddess Lakshmi on lotus facing with legend 'Shri Bhogini' (illustrated); another smaller similar; another of Narendradeva (641-680 A.D.), Pashupati type, AE 21, a unit, obv. bull standing right, rev. sun (RGV 96) (illustrrated); other similar but smaller examples (5); modern era of Nepal including silver 10 rupees 1968 FAO (KM.794) and 25 rupees Virendra Coronation, (KM.838); miscellaneous base metal issues (8) c.1955-1978. Very good - good very fine, several rare. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Nepal, Kingdom of Patan, silver quarter mohar, Siddhi Narasimha^(NS740-781, 1620-1661), NS774 (1641) with lion on reverse (KM.299) rare (illustrated); Kingdom of Kathmandu, Nripendra Malla (NS 794-800, A.D. 1674-1680), silver quarter mohar NS 794, (KM.183) very scarce; Jagajjaya Malla (NS 842-855, 1722-1735) silver quarter mohar NS 842 (KM.230); Shah Dynasty, Prithvi Narayan (SE1690-1696, 1768-1775), silver quarter mohar, SE 1692, (KM.464); Pratap Simha (SE1696-1699, 1775-1777), silver quarter mohur, SE 1699 (KM.470.1); Rana Bahadur (SE 1699 -1720, A.D. 1777-1799), silver quarter mohar SE 1741 (1786) (KM.500); Girvan Yuddha Vikrama (SE1720-1738, 1799-1816), silver quarter mohar, SE 1730, 1733, (KM.524), silver eighth mohars nd (KM.5220 (2); Rajendra Vikrama (SE 1738-1769, 1816-1847), in the name of Queen Rajya Lakshmi, SE1766 (KM.561.1); Surendra Vikrama (SE1769-1803, 1847-1881), silver quarter mohar, SE 1770 (KM.597); Tribhuvana Vira Vikrama, (VS 1968-2007, A.D. 1911-1950); quarter mohars VS 1969, 1970 (6), (KM.692). Fine - extremely fine, several rare. (19)
Estimate $300
SOLD $3,200
Nepal, Kingdom of Patan, Srinivasa Malla (NS781-805, 1661-1685) dated NS786 (1666), silver mohar (5.49 g), obv. six pointed double diamond star, rev. small central circle with a maltese cross type outside area with date within a variant of the usual position of the date, (cf.KM.307-308). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $800
Nepal, Kingdom of Kathmandu, Jaya Chakravartendra Malla, NS789 (1669), silver mohar (5.04g), (KM.173), obv. bow and 5 arrows outside and wheel and conch shell in centre, rev. noose, elephant goad, mace & lotus flower, (KM.173). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Prithvi Narayan (SE1690-1696, 1768-1775), silver one mohar, (c.5.46 g), SE 1690, 1691 (5), 1692 (3), 1694 (2, one illustratd), 1695 (2), 1696 (5), (KM.454.2). Mostly toned, good fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Pratap Simha (SE1696-1699, 1775-1777), silver one mohars, SE1697 (2), 1698 (3, one illustrated) (KM.472.1); Rana Bahadur (SE 1699-1720, 1777-1799) silver mohars, SE 1709, 1710 (2, one illustrated) (KM.502.1); SE 1711, 1712, 1713, 1716, 1717 (KM.502.2); Vira Vikrama (SE1803-1833, 1881-1911), hand struck silver mohars SE1803 (3) (KM.650). Fine - good very fine. (16)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Rana Bahadur (SE1699-1720, 1777-1799) silver mohars, SE various dates with duplication, SE1712 (1790) (illustrated) average weight 5.40 g) (KM.502.2). Very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Rana Bahadur (SE1699-1720, 1777-1799) in the name of Queen Lalitia Tripura Sundari half mohars (3) SE1701, 1712 (2, one illustrated) (KM.501), Rajendra Vikrama (SE 1738-1769, 1816-1847), silver half mohar SE1738, 1746 (KM.563) another 1746, 1757, 1759 (KM.564); Prithvi Vira Vikrama, (SE 1803-1833, A.D. 1881-1911), silver half mohars machine struck SE 1827 (KM.648); Tribhuvana Vira Vikrama, (VS 1968-2007, A.D. 1911-1950), YS 1968 (2), 1970 (3), 1971 (unlisted date, illustrated). Fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Nepal, Shah Dynasty, Rana Bahadur (SE1699-1720, 1777-1799) silver mohars, SE1710 (1788), 1711 (1789) (illustrated) (KM.502.1); Girvan Yuddha Vikrama (SE1720-1738, 1799-1816), silver one mohars (5), dated SE1721 (illustrated), 1721, 1732, 1737, 1738 (2) (KM.529); Surendra Vikrama (SE1769-1803, 1847-1881), silver two mohars, 29mm diam., SE1801 (1879) (KM.602.3) (scarce, illustrated); Prithvi Vira Vikrama, (SE1803-1833, A.D. 1881-1911), silver mohars, plain edge various dates (12) (KM.651.1); milled edge SE1826 (1904) (KM.651.2); silver two mohars SE1831 (1909) 27mm diam (KM.655). Fine - extremely fine. (22)
Estimate $300
SOLD $400