TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, cast tin large coin (49.75g), Robinson-, Phayre-Plate III.3 (obverse only), 69mm, mythical hintha bird facing right, with long tail rising above, extra feathers along its back, and holding a 9-leaf branch in its beak // Burmese ta-weh (for the city of Dawei in Tenasserim Province), same molds as Lot 1866 in our Auction 35; beautifully preserved, choice EF, RRR. The reverse was published and the legend read by Elizabeth Moore, "Dawei Buddhist culture: a hybrid borderland," in Myanmar Historical Research Journal, vol. 21 (June 2011).
Estimate: 300-400 USD