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BRUNEI: brass "cannon" money. EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Asia & Middle-East Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
BRUNEI: brass  cannon  money. EF
SOLD
1,600.00USD+ (320.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Jan 22 @ 14:16UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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BRUNEI: brass "cannon" money, 141mm, made in the 18-19th centuries, Opitz-pg. 100, EF, R, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Used in several locations such as Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak and other parts of southeast Asia. These cannons were made of various metals including bronze, brass, copper, iron and other metals. Valued by weight at $25-30 a Picul, they were used for a multitude of purposes such as "Bride Price" or wedding and engagement ceremonies, trading purposes, barter of goods, payment of fines and in the purchase of slaves (a slave being valued in Piculs of brass guns). During World War II many were melted down, which accounts for their rarity today.