Ceylon (1823) 16 fanams
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This specimen was lot 973 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 1-1/3 rixdollar (16 fanams), ND [1823]. Countermarked crown on Madras Presidency Arcot rupee, EF, RR." This circumstances of this countermark are obscure and this type is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: host coin: 11.66 g, silver, 27.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-86.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
Link to:
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