Foreign Coins and Medals, Sumatra, Benkulen, EIC, silver fanams (2), undated (1687-95), type 2, early bale-mark (GCE for Governor and Company of Merchants Trading to the East Indies), rev. crude Arabic inscription, Angrez Kampani (English Company) within beaded border, wts. 1.12gms./1.06gms. (see Pridmore, SNC, November 1974), good very fine, rare (2)
The full obverse design is very rarely seen; the owner has paired two specimens illustrating the image struck to the left and right. (300 - 400 GBP)