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Auction 38  24-27 Sep 2020
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Lot 1265

Starting price: 550 USD
Price realized: 850 USD
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TIBET: AR su cakra vijaya tangka, ND (ca. 1763-85), Cr-A10, inscription in Tibetan Seal Script su ca kra vija ya within a wheel with eight diamond-shaped spokes, pierced, PCGS graded VF details, ex Don Erickson Collection. This tangka is referred to as "su cakra vijaya" tangka, according to the inscription which appears in the center of both obverse and reverse in Tibetan Seal Script (Tibetan: "hor yig"). These Sanskrit words have the meaning "Victorious wheel." The design of the coin represents the dharma cakra (Tibetan chos 'khor, "wheel of law" or "wheel of religion") which has eight spokes, referring to the "eightfold path", an important element of the teachings of the Buddha. This undated coin has been ascribed to the years 1763/4 or 1785.

Estimate: 700-900 USD
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