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Auction 46  18-21 May 2023
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Lot 2198

Starting price: 100 USD
Price realized: 350 USD
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BORNEO: Da Gang, 1822-1854, tin/lead cash (7.18g), Montrado region, Millies-258, da gang gong si // he shun (referring to the He Shun Gongsi Federation), written in the so-called "Kaishu" script, EF, R. After several wars, the independence of the Heshun Gongsi Federation ended with the surrender of the Da Gang Gongsi to the Dutch in July 1854. After the surrender the majority of the gongsi cash were melted down. A paper has been published in the Numismatic Chronicle 1993, pp.171-196, and a hitherto unknown piece has been described in the Newsletter no. 143, p. 15-16, 1995 of the Oriental Numismatic Society by Dr.T.D.Yih.

Estimate: 120-150 USD
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