Lot Essay
The owner's stamp is from the same die as that in lot 126, but the 9 is here more clearly a contraction mark in the first name
Details
Gold bar, approximately 3 ¼ in. x 1 1/8 in. (8.2 cm. x 2.9 cm.), 8 ¼ oz. (257.5 g.), two fineness stamps XXII·· indicating a fineness of 22 ½ carats, two partial royal tax stamps with slight inscription visible and one stamp GI9CAS/TA O, minor encrustation