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CAMBODIA. Anonymous. 1643-1845. AV Quarter Tical (13mm, 3.67 g). Hamsa bird standing left / Blank. Panish –; cf. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 3029 (AR half baht); Zeno 134297 = Noble 105, lot 3118. Lightly toned. Good VF. Extremely rare.
Mitchiner (p. 392) notes that Gabriel Quiroga visiting the Cambodian Court in 1595 recorded that '[t]his Kingdom has its own coinage in gold and silver on which is inscribed a cock..." The present example appears stylistically consistent with the later series, and its rarity suggests that this was perhaps a presentation or other special issue.
Mitchiner (p. 392) notes that Gabriel Quiroga visiting the Cambodian Court in 1595 recorded that '[t]his Kingdom has its own coinage in gold and silver on which is inscribed a cock..." The present example appears stylistically consistent with the later series, and its rarity suggests that this was perhaps a presentation or other special issue.