| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1046 Price realized: 2,600 EUR (Approx. 2,809 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Dutch-Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - AR Rupee (11.63 g.), Colombo, 1784. (Scho. 1260; Passon 53.3; MPO May 2015, lot no. 2309.) Struck by resolution of 1 April 1784 on the standard of the Surat rupee. Obv.: Wang / Walland / Kompani / Kolombu (Coin of the Dutch Company, Colombo) / rev.: Puqu djazirat / Sailung / 1784 (Money of the Island Ceylon). R3 Somewhat dull patina, but otherwise aXF Starting price: 1500 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1038 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Pondichery - AE kas (7), ND (1693-1698). A human figure resembling Kali/ rev.: Puduchheri in Tamil. Lot of 7 coins, some different varieties, average VF; added: AR larin (2). (Scho.1248a-d; Passon 46.1/ Larins: Passon 42.1) The larin, also known as "koku ridi" was in use in Kandy from 17th to early part of the 19th century were made by private parties, five of which went to a piece-of-eight, or a Spanish Dollar. The larin was frequently used by the VOC as silver currency and shortage of it caused monetairy problems and the need to produce equivalents in copper (Scho.1288 & 1295. Two specimen of Ceylon provenance, average VF. Total lot of 9 coins Starting price: 80 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1039 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Cochin - AE Rasi-stiver (11.48 g.), (Scho. 1252; Passon 47.4) Obv.: A human figure resembling Kali / rev.: An horizontal J, surmounted by two dots obliquely placed (a special characteristic of these stivers), below 13 dots in four lines 4,4,4,1. Rasi was the name for a type of gold fanam struck on the Malabar Coast. The Rasi type gold fanam was, from 1666 onwards, struck by the VOC at Cochin. Due to the similarity of the copper stiver with the gold fanam issued by the VOC, they are often referred to as copper Rasi. RR - VF Starting price: 150 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1046 Price realized: 2,600 EUR (Approx. 2,809 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Dutch-Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - AR Rupee (11.63 g.), Colombo, 1784. (Scho. 1260; Passon 53.3; MPO May 2015, lot no. 2309.) Struck by resolution of 1 April 1784 on the standard of the Surat rupee. Obv.: Wang / Walland / Kompani / Kolombu (Coin of the Dutch Company, Colombo) / rev.: Puqu djazirat / Sailung / 1784 (Money of the Island Ceylon). R3 Somewhat dull patina, but otherwise aXF Starting price: 1500 EUR | |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1052 Price realized: 1,300 EUR (Approx. 1,404 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Dutch-Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - AE 4 ¾ Stiver or ½ larin (62,21 g; 75.7 x 27.25 x 8.0stiver mm). Colombo, ND (1785). (Scho. 1295a; Passon 53.10) It was decided by a Res. of Colombo dated 1785 Oct. 20, to strike half copper larins in the shape of small bars with two round countermarks on either end and declare them current at the rate of 4 ¾ Indian stivers or half larin, because the rate of the silver larin in 1785 was 9½ stivers. This is the reason for this rather odd denomination and for this reason also one of the most commonly imitated VOC-coin of Ceylon. Genuine examples therefore are rarely offered for sale. Obv.: Two round countermarks stamped on either end of bar; within a rim of beads outside a plain circle. On the left VOC-monogram, surmounted by C (Colombo), on right 4 ¾ / S T. RRR, Extremely rare XF Starting price: 1000 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1044 Price realized: 200 EUR (Approx. 216 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Tuticorin - AV pagoda (3.39 g.) (Scho. 1259; Passon 48.1) Obv. Rather crude standing Vishnu / rev.: convex and granulated surface. llikely struck at Tuticorin or Colombo during 1760-1794. From about 1760 Porto Novo Pagodas of the new Negapatnam die (1747 issue) were struck at Tuticorin. (weight 3.406 g., fineness 0,800). These issues probably can't be distinguished from the Negapatnam issues. The fineness, as in Negapatnam, was decreased in 1767 to 0,769. During the period of the Anglo-Dutch war, the mint for precious metals was shifted from Tuticorin to Colombo (1780-1786). During this period Porto Novo Pagodas, with a fineness of 0,625, were struck at Colombo. After the mint at Tuticorin was re-established again (August 1786), the minting of Pagodas seems to have continued till the closure of the mint in 1794. The low gold content indicates that this coin may have been struck at Colombo or during the period 1786-1794 at Tuticorin. Other than by the gold contents, there is no way to distinguish between the issues of either Negapatnam, Tuticorin or Colombo. aXF Starting price: 150 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 82 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1047 Price realized: 400 EUR (Approx. 432 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: De VOC in Voor-Indië / VOC, Dutch India - Dutch-Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Portuguese India, Felipe III, 1621-1640, AR tanga (3.11 g.), Goa mint, struck for Malacca, ND. (Gomes F3 09.01; Scho. 1267; Passon 50.7) obv. Crowned Portuguese coat of arms, between A-M (Asia-Malacca), / rev. monogram T-A (Tanga-Asia), between D-M (De Malacca). Countermarked at Colombo with the Company's monogram VOC/C. R4 Host coin F-VF c/m gVF Rare Starting price: 400 EUR |  |
