Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. Tibet. 1/2 Srang (5 Sho), CD 1 (1909). Dode Mint. PCGS AU-53.
cf. L&M-657 (Srang); KM-Y-8; WS-0279; Zhengmin-388. One of the premier RARITIES of the entire Tibetan series, this beautiful example perfectly displays Tibetan Buddhist culture with the decorative obverse featuring the Eight Auspicious symbols of Buddhism. This example is one of four to have ever been certified by PCGS, with this piece being tied with one other for the finest graded of the type. Some edge defects from the striking process are noticed, but otherwise the devices are well formed and struck. Light mint luster can even still be seen to shimmer and glow. The only record of another example of this type that this cataloger was able to find was a piece offered in 2009, making it quite likely that this lot will be the only chance in years to acquire a specimen.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000
cf. L&M-657 (Srang); KM-Y-8; WS-0279; Zhengmin-388. One of the premier RARITIES of the entire Tibetan series, this beautiful example perfectly displays Tibetan Buddhist culture with the decorative obverse featuring the Eight Auspicious symbols of Buddhism. This example is one of four to have ever been certified by PCGS, with this piece being tied with one other for the finest graded of the type. Some edge defects from the striking process are noticed, but otherwise the devices are well formed and struck. Light mint luster can even still be seen to shimmer and glow. The only record of another example of this type that this cataloger was able to find was a piece offered in 2009, making it quite likely that this lot will be the only chance in years to acquire a specimen.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000