Ancient and World Coins, Numismatic Books

New Ireland, Pig Money, c. 1850-1900, a string of shell discs, mostly red, a few white, strung together, string woven into a plaited braid, approx. length 4 metres (Quiggin pl. 24, top). Good very fine, very rare £150-200

Provenance: A. Briers Macdonald Collection, DNW Auction 72, 13 December 2006, lot 752.

Exhibition: Spink and Son, ‘Curious Currencies of the World’, London, 1963, tray 2, 18