August 27th, 2007 — Coinworld
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Mysterious East
Home of 4 Billion People
Japan and Korea
17mm
Gold on copper “kin” ring money made for the Japan-Korean trade. Opitz dates these to 500 BC, but another old catalog puts them at 300-500 AD. 6.17 gms. Mostly covered with verdigris — $2700
8mm by 13mm
Samurai Gold
Gold 298 fine 2 shu from the Tempo era of Japan 1837-1858. If these low carat gold coins started looking too whitish one could go to the mint, and for a fee, could have them treated to refresh the gold color.
EF — $57
19mm by 11mm
Gold 2 bu of the Meiji era 1868-69
EF or better — $97
EF with tiny chop mark — $127
1923 silver 50 sen NGC MS 66 — $67
China
50mm long axis
Bronze square foot spade "An Yang" of the warring states c 300-225 BC — $147
24mm
Bronze “half liang” (these are 2.3 grams) cast by emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty 179-157 BC
Obv: “pan liang”
Rev: blank
VF nearly as cast light encrustation — $7
57mm long axis
Bronze 25 huo bu (14-20AD) cast by the usurper and tyrant Wang Mang 9-22 AD Sometimes nicknamed “pants” money
VF or better Superb patina with light dirt — $77
20mm
Bronze huo chuan (9-22 AD) cast also by the usurper Wang Mang
Obv: two word symbols
rev: blank
VF Superb originality with patina and light encrustation — $7
24mm
Brass cash of emperor Kao Tzu 618-626 AD of the Tang dynasty
EF+ superb originality with light verdigris and encrustation — $12
34mm
Brass 10 cash of emperor Hui Tsung 1102-1106 AD of the Northern Sung dynasty
EF+ superb originality with light verdigris and encrustation — $27
36mm
Brass fen, or candareen of Prince Yung-ming 1647-1662 of the Ming rebel era
EF, planchet striations as mint made. — $67
45mm
Brass 10 cash, or 1 candareen cast by Prince Gui, 1642-1662 AD, of the southern Ming rebels. After Peking fell to the invading Manchu, or Qing in 1644, the Ming royalty fled south to Canton and Yunnan. A haven in Burma was denied, and the Burmese turned Gui over to be executed by the Qing troops.
VF, patinated and encrusted — $37
Fine, heavily encrusted — $19
33mm
Brass 5 cash, Hsing Chao, c. 1645 of the Southern Ming rebels
EF — $57
47mm
Brass 10 cash, Hsing Chao, c. 1645 of the Southern Ming rebels
EF — $57
Fine, heavily encrusted — $27
one coin- 25mm diameter
1644-1912 brass Qing dynasty cash coins
G to F lot of 10 unattributed — $17
one coin- 38mm diameter
1735 silver pillar dollar from Mexico, Chinese chop marks and test cut at date. 3 bust 8 reales from Lima mint, all with chop marks. 4 coin type set of different Spanish kings.
Lot for — $347
23mm
Silver 20 cents or 1 mace and 4.4 candareens (a strange mix of archaic weights and modern decimals) struck 1890-1908 for the Kwangtung Province of China.
Uncirculated — $17
39mm
(1912) silver dollar on founding of the Republic
Obv: General Li Yuan-hung
EF gently cleaned, few faint obv scratches — $227
54mm long axis
C 1875-1925 silver 5 tael, 172+ grams, cast, then countermarked into the saddle sycee from Yun Nan province of south China, Burma, and French Indo China — $187
Southeast Asia
38mm
1886 silver piastre of French Indo China NGC XF 45 — $197
1887 silver piastre raw EF cleaned — $37
1889 silver piastre raw Abt Unc gently cleaned, nicely retoned — $77
1898-A copper cent NGC MS 65 BN PQ superb toning — $377
1899 piastre NGC AU 58 — $187
1921 piastre NGC MS 63 — $277
1931 silver piastre raw abt unc, few faint defects — $47
1937 silver 20 cent. NGC MS 66 PQ near white — $97
12mm wide by 52mm high
C 1920s silver ½ lang 19.35 grams ingot Private merchant — $87
35mm wide by 98mm high
Gold wafers in packet of 36.3 grams pure total weight (almost one tael) by Kim Tranh, offices in Hong Kong, Saigon, Hanoi, and Pnom Penh. Used extensively by the boat refugees fleeing South Vietnam
EF rolled a couple times — $977
Same goldsmith, 7.79 gms square wafer, abt unc — $347
35mm longest dimension
Silver 4 baht ingot 60+ grams from medieval Siam, now Thailand c1000 AD. Stamped, bent and cut to show how soft the near pure silver is. — $227
20mm
Rama III 1824-1851 silver bullet money of 2 ½ baht Rare denomination 38+ grams
VF — $1177
15mm
Rama III silver bullet money of one baht 15.3 grams
VF — $47
19mm
Rama IV 1851-68 portrayed by Yul Brenner in the original "King and I" about the English school teacher at the royal court in Bangkok. silver 2 baht 30+ grams
EF — $577
26mm
Rama IV 1851-68 Silver 4 baht of 60+ grams
EF — $1177
32mm
1786/4 silver gulden of the Netherlands East Indies, West Friesland mint
NGC MS 63 — $447
33mm
1974 gold 100,000 rupiah .9676 agw, from Indonesia
Rev: Garuda
Obv: Komodo dragon
NGC MS 64 — $877
NGC MS 63 — $827
15mm
1880-H Straits Settlements silver 5 cents very rare NGC AU 55 — $777
1882 -H silver 10 cents raw abt unc gently cleaned — $37
1905 copper ¼ cent brown raw EF — $47
1932 copper ½ cent square NGC MS64 BN — $67
1939 copper square cent of Malaya NGC MS 63 RB — $27
1940 copper square ½ cent of Malaya NGC MS 64 RB — $67
1831 copper keping of the "Land of the Malays"
Obv: rooster
raw brown abt unc — $27
1933 bronze half cent of Sarawak
Obv: white rajah C V Brooke
Rev: legends and wreath
raw R&B unc — $27
38mm
(1834-37) Silver 8 reales for the Philippines as a Spanish colony, created by counterstamping 1830 Bolivia 8 soles with an Isabel II monogram.
ICG EF 40 — $377
(1832-34) silver 8 reales with Ferd 7th c/m on Lima 1828 8R pleasing
Fine + neatly holed — $57
1905-S Philippines silver peso, curved serif
NGC MS 61 very PQ undipped — $377
38mm
1920 silver "Wilson Dollar" medal commemorating the opening of the Manilla mint.
NGC AU 58 — $777
Central Asia and North India
17mm
C171-160 BC silver drachm of Antimachos, Greek king of Bactria
Obv: Nike advancing, holding palm branch and untied diadem
Rev: Antimachos on prancing horse
EF — $197
VF — $137
Fine — $77
19mm
160-145 BC silver drachm of Menander
Obv: diademed and draped profile bust
Rev: as previous.
EF — $127
VF — $87
19mm
Silver drachm of Menander
Obv: Heroic bust of Menander, viewed from back, preparing to hurl spear
Rev: helmeted and draped Athena with shield, preparing to hurl thunderbolt
EF — $187
VF — $127
17mm
Silver drachm of Menander
Obv: profile draped bust of Menander wearing crested helmet
Rev: as previous
Abt Unc — $127
EF — $97
VF — $87
16mm
160-150 BC Silver drachm of Apollodotos I, a Greek king who shared with Menander in ruling south Bactria.
Obv: elephant standing, Greek legend
Rev: humped bull standing, Karosthi legend.
EF — $197
VF — $137
Fine — $77
16mm
C145-135 BC silver drachm of Antialkidas, a sub-king appointed by Eukratides to rule south Bactria.
Obv: Antialkidas wearing broad brimmed hat, or kausia, the Macedonian symbol of kingship.
Rev: Zeus enthroned, holding Nike and scepter, elephant at his side, forepart facing away.
Raw Abt Unc — $277
EF — $177
VF — $97
17mm
C145-135 BC silver drachm of Lysias, sub-king with Antialkidas appointed by Eukratides to administer southern Bactria
Obv: Lysias wearing elephant's skin headdress
Rev: Hercules standing, holding club and lion's skin.
EF — $477
VF — $297
Fine — $177
16mm
Silver drachm of Lysias
Obv: Lysias wearing crested pith style helmet
Rev: Hercules standing, holding club and lion's skin
EF — $377
VF — $197
16mm
Silver drachm of Antialkidas
Obv: He wears crested Macedonian pith style helmet
Rev: As previous but elephant faces toward Zeus.
Raw Abt Unc — $277
EF — $177
VF — $97
24mm
57-35 BC Silver stater of Azes I, Taxila mint
Obv: Azes on horseback
Rev: goddess standing, holding scepter
EF+ nice silver content for the period — $137
22mm
80-100 AD Bronze tetradrachm of Soter Megas, the great king of the Kushan empire, roughly the successor kingdom to Bactria. The Kushans controlled the lands between Parthia and China to the east, and India to the south.
Obv: radiate and laureate bust of Vashishka, known as Soter Megas.
Rev: horseman with whip, surrounded by Greek legends, a legacy of Alexander the Greats forays here 400 years earlier.
Bold EF nice patina with earthen highlights — $47
20mm
195-230 AD Gold stater of Vasu Deva, king of the Kushans
Obv: Vasu
Rev: Siva with bull
choice VF — $387
21mm
95-87 BC Silver drachm of Gotarzes I, king of Parthia, a vast empire stretching across central Asia, roughly equal to ancient Persia.
Obv: robed, jeweled, and crowned bust of Gotarzes I in fine style. The Arsakid crown now has a horn on the side and figures of 8 stags over the top.
Rev: enthroned great king as archer.
Abt Unc or better — $197
EF — $117
VF — $87
21mm
57-38 BC Silver drachm of Orodes II who gained great fame as the victor over the Roman general Crassus, who was a partner with Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great in the First Triumvirate. The Roman legions were slaughtered, their standards displayed at the triumph in Persia, and the head and hands of Crassus were presented to Orodes.
Obv: Diademed and cuirassed bust of Orodes, stars and crescent moon above.
Rev: Archer enthroned, holding bow.
NGC Abt Unc — $297
NGC EF — $197
NGC VF — $147
raw VF — $127
28mm
40-51 AD Silver tetradrachm of Gotarzes II, who shared power with his brother Vardanes I in an uneasy alliance.
Obv: crowned and robed bust of Gotarzes II
Rev: Tyche holding cornucopiae and presenting diadem to enthroned Gotarzes.
EF — $177
VF — $127
F — $77
20mm
105-147 AD Silver drachm of the Parthian king Vologases III
Obv: long bearded bust of Vologases wearing Arsakid crown.
Rev: The king seated holding bow.
Abt unc — $87
VF — $57
26mm
240-270 AD Silver drachm of the great Persian king Shapur I of the Sassanid Dynasty, the successors of the Parthians.
Obv: bust of Shapur wearing elaborate crown
Rev: two attendants by fire altar.
Shapur defeated the Roman army of the emperor Valerian I in a stunning victory. He took the Roman emperor captive, and used him for a footstool in his royal courtroom. After Valerian died Shapur had him stuffed and put on display in the trophy room of the head temple.
EF+ — $177
VF — $97
23mm longest axis
253-260 AD Silver (billon) double denarius of the hapless Valerian I, Roman emperor
Obv: his radiate and draped bust
Rev: Pietas leaning on column
Abt Unc, oblong flan — $177
Various reverses: EF — $127
VF — $77
31mm
531-579 AD Silver drachm of the Persian king Khusro I
Obv: bust of Khusro
Rev: fire altar with two priests
EF uneven strike — $37
30mm
591-628 AD Silver drachm of the Persian king Khusro II
Obv: Khusro II
Rev: fire altar with two priests.
Khusro attacked the Holy Land, and captured Jersusalem from the Byzantines. He took the True Cross as a trophy back to his capital, until it was recaptured by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius some decades later.
Abt Unc — $77
EF — $47
F-VF — $27
26mm
Bronze drachm of the Hephthalite Kingdom, 475-575 AD, which spread from northern India, through Pakistan and into Afghanistan.
Obv: bust of king wearing elaborate crown, inspired by Sassanian designs.
Rev: two priests by fire altar, with solar disc above one.
VF-EF, near as struck, nice patina with light dirt and encrustation. — $37
31mm
686-689 AD Silver drachm of Umar bin Ubayd, governor 67-70 AH mint of Ardashir Khurra, struck 70 AH. The very early Islamic rulers continued the Sassanian types, but with added Arabic legends outside the borders.
EF+ — $277
20mm
842-847 AD gold dinar of the Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq. The Abbasid dynasty centered its power in medieval Iraq, with the newly founded capital of Baghdad.
Fine+ — $137
9mm
late 900s AD Silver damma, or 1/6 dirham of the Habbarid Amirs of Sind:
Abd al Rahman Fine — $37
Abd Allah late 900s AD crude Fine — $17
‘Umar late 900s AD crude Fine — $22
Late 900s AD, unclear rulers name crude Fine — $7
24mm
Gold dinar of Mahmud, an independent Ghaznavid ruler 998-1030 AD, struck 399 AH at the Nishapur mint
VF — $177
Gold dinar of Mas’ud I 1030-1041 AD of the Ghaznavid dynasty Nishapur mint (which was lost to the Great Seljuqs in 1042 AD)
EF haphazard strike — $147
23mm
Gold dinar of Sanjar, the Great Seljuq, as vassal under Barkiyaruq 1097-1098 AD rare
VF bend — $147
23mm
Gold dinar of Mahmud II 1118-1131 AD of the Great Seljuq Turks Hamadan mint
EF haphazard strike — $147
18mm by 26mm
Silver 5 shahi 1129 AH of the sultan Husayn, 1694-1722 AD, of the Persian Safavid Dynasty. Tabriz mint
VF — $137
India and Sri Lanka
13mm
Before 250 AD Lead coin of the Andhra dynasty of southern India, found in Gudiwada Taluk (Kistna). Not much design, but we include a copy of the official document from the Bombay mint in 1902 offering these coins for sale under the British Indian Treasure Trove Act. Very cool. — $37
17mm
1270-1311 AD Gold pagoda of Ramachandra, last of the Yadavas of Devagiri
Obv: name and symbol punches applied independently and finished with a very deep lotus in the center, giving them a cup shape in the Byzantine tradition.
Rev: blank
EF — $177
17mm by 18mm
1471-1500 AD Gold tankah of Ghiyas Shah, Sultan of Malwa, near Delhi, 10.8 gms struck 888 AH
VF, couple test marks — $387
17mm by 17mm
1556-1605 AD Gold mohur (heavy standard 12 grams) of Akbar the Great of the Mughal kingdom of north India and Pakistan.
Ch EF — $977
13mm longest axis
Gold ¼ ashrafi of Akbar the Great Badakkshan mint nice VF — $277
19mm
Bronze “dam” or paisa of Akbar the Great, The expression “ I don’t give a dam” refers to this denomination. Nickel diameter but 4 times thicker.
VF nice patina, Ilahabas mint — $57
Fine — $27
20mm
1719-1748 gold mohur of Shan Jahan II of the Mughal empire, Shahjahanabad mint
NGC MS 64 — $677
20mm for whole group
1782-1799 gold fanams (.34 gm) of Tipu Sultan of Mysore, Persian legend with the name of Mohammed Shah.
Farrukhi mint abt unc — $57
Kallikut mint abt unc — $37
Pattan mint Abt Unc — $27
group 20mm wide
1799-1868 gold fanams (.34 gm) of the Wodeyar monarchy of Mysore, India
Obv: stylized lion headed Vishnu
Rev: script
EF — $27
9mm
(1811-1830) gold half pagoda Struck in Mysore, for the rajah Krisha Raja Wodeyar 1810-1868
Obv: Siva enthroned with Parvati
Rev: legends
Catalogs $250 in VF-EF Our nice Uncirculated for only — $147
7mm
Gold fanams struck as a class privilege in Hindu India, c. 1750 to date. I believe these to be c. 1850 based on the old gold toning.
Obv: rat atop a pile of grain. These rats are sacred at a certain temple, and the people eat the grain only after the rats have had a few bites.
Rev: Stylized Hindu diety
Ch Unc — $57
13mm
Silver kori of Junagadh state, in western India, struck by Muhabat Khan II 1851-1882 Since it was only 20% Muslim and 80% Hindu, this state did not go to Pakistan in 1947. Dime sized by 3 times thicker
EF+ — $27
21mm
Bronze massa of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka 1197-1310 AD
Obv: stylized ruler enthroned
Rev: stylized ruler standing
VF verdigris and encrustation — $27
F — $9
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