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Auction: CSS86B - The Prestigious Academic Reference Collection Of The Late Dr Werner Burger - Part 2
Lot: 1274

Myanmar: Pyu city states, a group of 9, consisting of 7x silver full units, 1x copper full unit and 1x silver quarter unit, (ca. 2 to 11th Century), 6 of the coins likely from Bekthano with the 'Rising Sun' on obverse and the Srivatsa temple on reverse, all within beaded borders; the full copper unit and a full silver unit are from Sri Ksetra are struck with Damaru (ritual hand drum of Siva) on obverse, and Stupa temple containing the tree-of-life, vajra (thunderbolt symbol of Indra) to left, sankh shell to right, the heavens (lunar and solar symbols) above, primordial ocean below on reverse;1 full silver unit and 1 silver quarter from Halin, obverse shows the Bhadrapitha Symbol while the reverse are different, with the quarter depicting the Srivatsa Temple, with sun and moon above, sankha shell on the right and thunderbolt to the left while the full unit also has the temple on reverse, but the sankha shell is inside the temple. Fine to Very Fine, with one full unir being cut, and one full unit being damaged (9) [140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 162, 163, 164, 167]


緬甸驃國古錢一組9枚，包括1元銀幣7枚，1元銅幣1枚，及1/4元銀幣1枚，F至VF品相，1枚1元經切割，1枚有損

Estimate
HK$3,000 to HK$5,000

Starting price
HK$3000