Indo-Malay coin – HCR140022

Obverse

Inscription:

天 ? 元(?)寶

Design:

Legend possibly read clockwise. Unconventional script; square hole and raised inner and outer rims

Reverse

Inscription:

No inscription

Design:

Plain; narrow inner and wide raised outer rims

Information

Period

Indo-Malay

Denomination

Cash

Material

tin alloy

Technique

cast

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.38

Diameter (mm)

26.47

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

12/4/2023

Source

David Hartill

Acquisition credit

Presented by David Hartill, 2023.

Transliteration (obverse)

Tian ? Yuan(?) Bao

Reference

Harsono (2017) : page 193, cf #400

Note:

This coin was not listed in Hartill's GCC. It has elements in common with Bangka Miners' tokens, especially competent design, wide reverse outer rim and use of a rectangular spiral symbol as shown by Harsono (2017), Page 193, #400. There is a specimen of that coin in the Hartill Gift, HCR #139899, also not listed by Hartill in his GCC, and further examples are illustrated at Zeno.ru (##309812, 309427). However, this coin is somewhat different in style and may possibly be a fantasy issue.

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