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Auction: 18005 - British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 655

Burma (Myanmar), Tenasserim (c.16-18th century), large ganza Hantha token or weight, 81.55g, mythical beast or Hantha bird right, rev. indistinct design (Robinson & Shaw -; Phayre -), possibly once mounted as a decoration as pierced at 10 o'clock and with corresponding damage on opposite side, although poorly struck it shows little wear, about extremely fine, rare

Ganza was described by Caesar Fredericke as an alloy of lead and copper or lead and tin that had been stamped (Purchas his Pilgrimes, Vol. 2, London, 1625).

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