Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. Tibet. 5 Sho (1/2 Srang), BE 15-51 (1917). PCGS AU-55.
cf. L&M-656A; KM-Y-18.1; WS-0299. Variety with lion head turned backwards. A VERY RARE type, the present example provides good details, though is less than fully struck. Very little technical wear is displayed on the surfaces that remain glossy and attractive. A must have for any prominent collection of Tibetan issues.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000
cf. L&M-656A; KM-Y-18.1; WS-0299. Variety with lion head turned backwards. A VERY RARE type, the present example provides good details, though is less than fully struck. Very little technical wear is displayed on the surfaces that remain glossy and attractive. A must have for any prominent collection of Tibetan issues.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000