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87 sOuTheAsT AsIAN sIlVeR cOINs FOuNd IN chAMPA
Southeast Asia, 1st millennium AD. The coins were excavated in Myanmar, in
what was formerly the territory of Champa, most of circular form and a few
coins of rectangular or irregular shape, all of varying size and thickness, and
with fine repoussé showing Vedic symbols, sun, star, and floral designs, Sanskrit
characters, conches, bulls, mythical beasts, and deities.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.
Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear as well as soil
encrustations, some coins with verdigris.
Weight: 612.0 g
Dimensions: Diameter 3.8 cm (the largest) and 0.9 cm (the smallest)

estimate euR 8,000
Starting price EUr 4,000

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