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Auction: CSS32 - The Numismatic Collectors' Series incl. The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Tibetan Coins, Tibetan and Nepalese Banknotes
Lot: 83

Tibet, Anonymous, gold 20-Tam Srang, 10.82g, 15-53, snow lion facing left, the words rab byung 15 ("cycle 15") above and lo 53 ("year 53") below, this surrounded by a circle around which the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems are arranged in the following order (starting at 12 o 'clock and going clockwise): parasol, pair of golden fishes, treasure vase, lotus flower, conch, endless knot, banner of victory, wheel of dharma, rev. without dot in centre of central circle, stylised wheel with eight spokes in centre, surrounded by circle, outer circle contains the following legend (starting at 12 o'clock and reading clockwise): dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal/ tam srang 20 ("the Ganden palace, victorious in all directions/ 20 Tam Srang") (YZM - ; KM. Y22; LM -), in PCGS holder Unc details, edge repaired, scarce


Ex. The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Tibetan Coins, Spink, Hong Kong, 21 August 2013, lot 474


1920年西藏二十桑獅子金幣，約10.82克，PCGS holder UNC, 邊有修, 稀見

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