TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR sho (3.07g), ND (1910), Y-5, L&M-653, lotus design at center, with Chinese inscription xuan tong bao zang // drago15n at center, surrounded by a string of pearls and Tibetan inscription, PCGS graded F15. The Tibetan legend "rin khor" is most probably a phonetic spelling of "rin sgor", which means "precious coin." The Kuping (transcribed as khu phon in Tibetan) "treasury standard" or "treasury scale" refers to the Kuping silver tael, the standard weight of which was fixed at 37.3121g in the late Qing Dynasty for payment of government taxes.
Estimate: USD 300 - 400
Price realized | 280 USD |
Starting price | 260 USD |
Estimate | 300 USD |