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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 481

(x) Tibet, Jiaqing (1796-1820), Sho, 8th year (1803) (L&M 642; KM C83.2), light crimping to edges, otherwise well struck and toned, good very fine

Provenance

The Thousand Peaks Collection


The Sino Tibetan coins in the name of Dao Guang have the following obverse inscription (reads crosswise, up to down and right to left): dao guang bao zang (Tibet money of Dao Guang). The reverse legend is a Tibetan transcription of the Chinese legend and reads crosswise: rda´o kwong pa' u gtsang.


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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£150