Miscellaneous
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Lot 1573 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Miscellaneous
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $100
MALAYSIA, primitive tin conical ingot cast for use as money, probably Malacca or Pahang Sultanate, from the 13th to 19th century, in the shape of half a large ball, (1670 g), 94mm diameter and 45mm high, this version is quite uncommon, (cf.Mitchiner 3069-3071). Very fine and very scarce for an ingot this large.
Ex Patrick J.O'Rourke Collection.
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