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NYINC Signature Sale 3053 17-18 January 2017
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Tajima Province Fantasy silver "Fuku Gyo Inari" Gin Oban, A fantasy issue struck in the 1800's to represent an issue from the sixteenth century of Lord Hidyoshi Toyotomi, Taiko of Tajima province, 103.49g, 142 x 89mm, bright XF with light toning streak at upper border. The obverse has a central fireball, square panels with inscriptions above, and below, translating loosely to, "You have happiness higher than the sky and deeper than the sea." A fox (Inari) stands to either side of the lower panel.
Estimate: 400-500 USD
Tajima Province Fantasy silver "Fuku Gyo Inari" Gin Oban, A fantasy issue struck in the 1800's to represent an issue from the sixteenth century of Lord Hidyoshi Toyotomi, Taiko of Tajima province, 103.49g, 142 x 89mm, bright XF with light toning streak at upper border. The obverse has a central fireball, square panels with inscriptions above, and below, translating loosely to, "You have happiness higher than the sky and deeper than the sea." A fox (Inari) stands to either side of the lower panel.
Estimate: 400-500 USD