TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, large tin coin, cast (81.06g), 69mm, the mekkara (mythical fish) right, elegantly engraved // 3-line Burmese legend (different from all previously published types), unpublished type and of the greatest rarity, strong VF-EF, RRRR. According to Than Htun, there are only three known specimens of this type, one in a museum, the second in a private collection in Southeast Asia, and this example. The type was unknown to Robinson, and was not published by Than Htun, as the 17th/18th century coinage of Tenasserim was not included in his valuable publication, "Auspicious Symbols and Ancient Coins of Myanmar", published in Yangon in 2007.
Estimate: $600 - $900