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Lot No - 1385 - Foreign Coins
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| Ceylon (Indo Portuguese), Silver Larin, 4.80g, D.Fillpe I (1580-1598 AD), No Date type, Ceylon issue, Persian inscription on flattened sides of the hook. These coins with a shape like a fish-hook, bear no legend, or at best poor imitations of Arabic letters; they are usually somewhat thick and short, frequently shows one or more cuts at the bend, apparently made to test the purity of the metal. A.Gomes (page 547) 11.01 type / KM Unlisted, Very Fine+, Rare. The Larin, also known as koku ridi was in use in Kandy from the 15th to early part of the 19th century were made by private parties, the Larin was traditionally traded at 5.5 Lari to the Spanish colonial piece of eight. During the Portuguese period larins enjoyed widespread use in Ceylon. The silver larin coinage, which originated in the Persian Guff, was used extensively from that region around the coast of the Indian Ocean as far as Lanka during the period 16th and 17th centuries. Larin's at the beginning are a piece of silver wire with about 10 centimeters length, usually folded in two equal parts and shaped like a C. There are also lari shaped like a J, an I or S. Genuine Lari were stamped with an Arabic or Persian text, bearing the name of the local ruler. The “I” was apparently most popular among the Arabs and Persians, while the J and S shapes were typical for the island of Ceylon. Reference Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924, Page 164 Chapter XII Muhammadan - Plate 163. Oriental Coins AD 600 - 1979 by Michael Mitchiner (#2157-2162). |
Estimate
Rs. 8,000-10,000
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