Download PDF - Spink

THE NICHOLAS RHODES COLLECTION - COINS OF TIBET461 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 1-Sho (12), Dode mint, T.E.15-56 to T.E.16-2(1922-1928), complete date set “lion looking upwards” type, rev. legend zho gangarranged vertically in centre, including variants of dates 15-56, 15-57 & 15-60 (YZM771-781, 785-787, 789-790 &792; KM. Y #21a), one of the 15-57 coins with clashedreverse die (part of the obverse legend is visible on reverse), fine to very fine (12)HK$450-600(US$60-80)462 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 1-Sho (15), Trabshi mint, T.E.16-6 to T.E.16-12 (1932- 1938), date run including all dates, except 16-16, and most varieties (secretmarks placed in the middle of reverse ornament, above the inscription zho gang in thecentre) (YZM 793-817; KM. Y # 23), very fine to about uncirculated, the scarce early dates16-6 & 16-8 about uncirculated and rare thus (15) HK$1,500-1,800(US$200-250)463463 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 1-Sho (3), Dode Mint, “lion looking up,”punched with figure 10, rev. bead in arabesques; Trabshi mint, 16-11, also punched withfigure 10 on reverse, Trabshi mint, 16-12, with small arrow as secret mark on reverse (thefirst KM. Y # 21.2; the last YZM 816-817), fine to very fine, the last scarce (3)The two coins punched with figure 10 were probably converted into tokens after 1959.HK$500-600(US$70-90)The 3-Sho coins464 465464 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 3-Sho, 9.40g, Trabshi Mint, T.E.16-20 (1946),double cloud line on obverse (YZM 819-820; KM. Y# 27.2), very fineHK$450-600(US$60-80)465 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 3-Sho, 7.29g, Trabshi Mint, T.E.16-20 (1946),cloud line behind the mountains ends in a small cloud placed far right (YZM 835; KM.Y# 27.1), very fine, scarce obverse type HK$400-500(US$50-70)466 Tibetan Government, Anonymous, Æ 3-Sho (4), Trabshi Mint, T.E.16-20 (1946), rev.including conch (northwest symbol) types with one or four dots and two dashes and onedot (YZM 829, 830; KM. Y# 27.1), fine to very fine (4)HK$900-1,200(US$120-150)WWW.SPINK.COM