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Auction: 13020 - Tibetan Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 472

Tibet, Anonymous, 20-Tam Srang, 10.83g, 15-52, snow lion facing left, the words rab byung 15 ("cycle 15") above and lo 52 ("year 52") below, this surrounded by a circle around which the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems are arranged in the following order (starting at 12 o 'clock and going clockwise): parasol, pair of golden fishes, treasure vase, lotus flower, conch, endless knot, banner of victory, wheel of dharma, rev. without dot in centre of central circle, stylised wheel with eight spokes in centre, surrounded by circle, outer circle contains the following legend (starting at 12 o'clock and reading clockwise): dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal/ tam srang 20 ("the Ganden palace, victorious in all directions/ 20 Tam Srang") (YZM 1 , KM Y22, LM 1064), in PCGS holder, graded MS65, scarce

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