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BURMA, standard weights of the Burmese kings, set of five of the sacred 'Hantha bird' weights issued 1600-1878, weights 306, 159.6, 78.5, 32.2, 16.1, grams corresponding to 20, 10, 5, 2, 1, Kyats. (Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, pp.31-4 [figure 12 p.32], cf.M.2831-5). Fine - very fine. (5)
Robinson and Shaw in a table on p.34 show that the range of weights for each standard weight of the Hantha Bird type could vary by as much as 10% from high to low.
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