Arakan BE1000 tanka
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This specimen was lot 2509 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARAKAN: Narapadigya, 1638-1645, AR tanka, BE1000, second issue, ruler entitled both lord of the white elephant and lord of the red elephant, VF, ex Ian Todd Collection." The kingdom of Arakan formed on the coast of Burma facing the Bay of Bengal. A local dynasty ruled 1430-1638. The area fell under Mughal influence until 1784, when it was conquered by the Konbaungs of Burma. The coins are dated using the Chulasakarat calendar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.12-10.30 g, silver, this specimen 9.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM-10, Mitch-356/57.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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