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Auction 40  13-15 May 2021
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Lot 1274

Starting price: 60 USD
Price realized: 220 USD
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TIBET: AR rupee, Kangding mint, Y-3.3, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, large portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu with collar, derived from the British Indian rupee of Queen Victoria // vertical rosette at center, Chinese inscription, si chuan sheng zao ("made in Sichuan"), branches with cusps and flowers around, a feature also derived from the reverse of British Indian rupees, VF-EF. The Sichuan rupees of this type from the Kangding mint were struck in debased silver ranging from .420 to .500 fineness.

Estimate: 75-100 USD
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