| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2497 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,198 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, cast large tin coin (83.83g), Robinson-24 (Plate 9.4, different molds), 68.4mm; knotted dragon left with long protruding pointed tongue, plain background // jumbled meaningless Tavoy "legend"; extremely rare type with the dragon facing left instead of right, EF, RRR. Estimate: 150-250 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2496 Price realized: 300 USD (Approx. 276 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (77.50g), Robinson-24 (Plate 9.4, same molds), 66mm; knotted dragon left with long protruding pointed tongue, no dots below the dragon // jumble of meaningless symbols, probably an emergency issue from the Perak region, nearly EF, RRR. Coins of this type, where the dragon rather resembles a snake, typically weigh in the 55g-75g range, and were found in the Perak hoard, noted by Robinson, pp. 56-58. Estimate: 180-220 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2493 Price realized: 850 USD (Approx. 783 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th/18th century, cast large tin coin (66.53g), Robinson-11 (Plate 8:2), 70mm; thin mythical hintha bird facing right, with long tail rising above, long feathers along its back, and holding what is probably a 9-leaf branch in its beak // 3-line Burmese legend (type B2), VF, RR. Robinson suggests that the obverse of this type imitates the obverse of the common lead weights; the crude production suggests that this is a local imitation or emergency casting, similar to the examples found in the Perak hoard. Estimate: 120-180 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 45 | Auction date: 26 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 2495 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 299 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, cast large tin coin (64.57g), Robinson-20 (Plate 9.1), 69.5mm; knotted dragon right with long protruding pointed tongue, plain background // 3-line Tavoy script, fully legible, superb bold casting, without the normal weakness, EF, R. Estimate: 150-200 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: 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 |  |
