Triton XIX, Lot: 2739. Estimate $7500.
Sold for $17000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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VIETNAM (ANNAM), Nguyễn dynasty (French Protectorate). Thành Thái. 1889-1907. AV Philong – 6 Tìên (36mm, 22.49 g, 12h). Western-style coinage. Huế mint. Pierre, engraver. Struck after
1903.
Thanh Thai Thong Bao in Han-nom characters around central flaming pearl / Dragon flying left ; PIERRE below. Thierry,
Thành Thái 6; Schroeder –; cf. BN,
Vietnamiennes p. 31, 4; Thierry,
Extrême –; KM –; Friedberg –. Choice EF, lustrous, scratches on obverse, pierced twice for suspension. Very rare.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Hong Kong Coin Auction 42 (30 August 2007), lot 744.
