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TIBET: AR su cakra vijaya tangka (5.53g), ND (ca. 1763-85). PCGS AU50

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TIBET: AR su cakra vijaya tangka (5.53g), ND (ca. 1763-85). PCGS AU50
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TIBET: AR su cakra vijaya tangka (5.53g), ND (ca. 1763-85), Cr-A10, YZM-255, 25.02mm, inscription in Tibetan Seal Script su ca kra vija ya within a wheel with eight diamond-shaped spokes, PCGS graded AU50, RRR, ex George Anderson, Wesley Halpert Collections (Spink Auction New York 11 Dec 2000 Lot 78). This tangka is referred to as "su cakra vijaya" tangka, according to the inscription which appears in the center of both obverse and reverse in Tibetan Seal Script (Tibetan: "hor yig"). These Sanskrit words have the meaning "Victorious wheel. The design of the coin represents the dharma cakra (Tibetan chos 'khor, "wheel of law" or "wheel of religion") which has eight spokes, referring to the "eightfold path" an important element of the teachings of the Buddha. This undated coin has been ascribed to the years 1763/4 or 1785.