Lot 852

Jambi sultanate, AE lion coin (6.08, 6.66, 8.10 g.). (cf. ZENO 330057) Obv.: lion bust facing left with an oddly raised snout, above an umbrella as a simple T-shape, fly whisks to the left and right, with an outer border of dots / rev.: full body lion facing left, one paw raised, holding a string. Reportedly being retrieved from the Jambi Musi river. Only a few of this type coins have been reported, rare, VF for issue (3)