| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1255 Price realized: 2,800 USD (Approx. 2,580 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (76.32g), Robinson_x001F_, 68.5mm; the mekkara (mythical fish) right, elegantly engraved // 3-line Burmese legend (different from all previously published types); cast from worn molds, second known example (first sold in our Auction 39, Lot 1288), VF to EF, RRRR. According to Than Htun, there were only three known specimens of this type, one in a museum, the second in a private collection in Southeast Asia, and our example in Auction 39. The type was unknown to Robinson, and was not published by Than Htun, as the 17th/18th century coinage of Tenasserim was not included in his valuable publication, "Auspicious Symbols and Ancient Coins of Myanmar", published in Yangon in 2007. Estimate: 500-700 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2498 Price realized: 190 USD (Approx. 175 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (41.96g), Robinson-70, 65mm; the tò (mythical antelope) facing right, many feathers on its legs, holding a branch in its mouth // 6-spoke wheel in the center, Buddhist legend around in Burmese letters ("city of great happiness"), one natural casting flaw, and traces of original spur, EF. Estimate: 120-160 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 46 | Auction date: 18 May 2023 |
| Lot number: 1246 Price realized: 1,900 USD (Approx. 1,764 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (78.22g), Robinson-, 68.6mm; the mekkara (mythical fish) right, elegantly engraved // 3-line Burmese legend (different from all previously published types), unpublished type and of the greatest rarity and of finer quality than the other examples sold in our previous auctions, lovely EF, RRR. Fourth known example (plus one in a museum); the other three were sold in our auctions 39, 40, and 45; appears to have been cast from the same molds as Lot 1288 in our Auction 39. Estimate: 800-1,000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1250 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 599 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, cast large tin coin (65.18g), Robinson-18 (Plate 10.1), 69.6mm, mythical hintha bird facing right, Burmese legend around, which means "city of great happiness" // knotted dragon above the sea, wonderfully bold, beautiful example! EF to About Unc, RRR. From the same mold as Lot 992 in our Auction 43. This is the 5th known coin of this type, all sold in our Auctions 33, 35, 43, and this Auction, all from the same molds. Estimate: 400-500 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1249 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 553 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (71.86g), Robinson-18 (Plate 10.1), 69.5mm; mythical hintha bird facing right, Burmese legend around, which translates as "city of great happiness" // knotted dragon above the sea, wonderful example! beautiful EF, RR. Four examples of this type has been sold in our auctions 33-43, but this is cast from a different pair of molds. Estimate: 250-350 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2500 Price realized: 260 USD (Approx. 240 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (41.85g), Robinson, 68.5mm; mythical hintha bird facing left, with tail rising above and holding a leafy branch in its beak, 8 pellets below the beak & 12 pellets beneath the tail // stylized Burmese text, based on Robinson text B1, but with square Burmese letters; one small casting flaw, bold VF to EF, RR. Several examples of this type have been sold in our Auctions 33-43. Estimate: 150-200 USD |  |
