European Colonial
Lot 2220 SESSION 8 (2.30pm Wednesday) European Colonial
Estimate $100
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SOLD $60
DANISH INDIA, Tranquebar, Christian IV, (1620-1648), lead cash (kas), c.1625, obv. DAN/NISB/[ORG], rev. IVP/TER, (Gray 4, KM.9). Very fine and rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 62 (lot 871). The Jupiter was the ship's name on this coin. It left Copenhagen in 1623 and arrived in Tranquebar on 13 March 1624. It was wrecked off Bengal in 1625 and 44 members of the crew were drowned. This coin is one of the earliest issues for Danish India. This and the following lots utilise the work of John C. F. Gray, Tranquebar. A Guide to the Coins of Danish India circa 1620-1845, 1974, Lawrence, Mass. USA. Also useful is Uno Barner Jensen, Danish East India, Trade Coins and the Coins of Tranquebar 1620-1845, 1997, Brovst, Denmark.
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