Tranquebar 1652 cash KM-59

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42127
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This specimen was lot 42127 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Danish India. Tranquebar. Cash, 1652. Frederick III. PCGS AU-50." The Danish fort at Tranquebar was sold to the British in 1845. This lead cash was struck in over forty varieties during the reign of Frederick III (ruled 1648-70). The obverse shows the royal monogram while the reverse reads, "DB 1652".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: lead.

Catalog reference: KM-59; Sieg-23.2.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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