Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Java. British East India Company. Rupee, AH 1232, A.S. 1744/3 (1817). Sourabaya Mint. NGC MS-64.
KM-247; S-596b; Prid-11. Single finest certified of the date at NGC with the second finest a single MS-62. last digit of Javanese date is 4 over 3, flower right side up. EXTREMELY RARE in this state of preservation and as such highly sought after. Leagues better than normally encountered from this usually heavily circulated series. Exhibiting a bold strike with excellent definition of the inscriptions with nearly full mint bloom accentuated by a nice cartwheel effect. Light attractive iridescent tone pleasing to the eye fully worthy of a premium bid from a serious collector.
KM-247; S-596b; Prid-11. Single finest certified of the date at NGC with the second finest a single MS-62. last digit of Javanese date is 4 over 3, flower right side up. EXTREMELY RARE in this state of preservation and as such highly sought after. Leagues better than normally encountered from this usually heavily circulated series. Exhibiting a bold strike with excellent definition of the inscriptions with nearly full mint bloom accentuated by a nice cartwheel effect. Light attractive iridescent tone pleasing to the eye fully worthy of a premium bid from a serious collector.
Note: the date on the NGC insert is incorrect.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00