Reunion of five Vietnamese sapèque ligatures comprising around one hundred coins, including several examples marked with the reign of H.M. Emperor Gia Long, others marked "Thái Bình Hưng Bảo" and miscellaneous. The coins show traces of burial compatible with the once widespread Vietnamese custom of burying ligature-jointed sapèques in terracotta jars. (Wear, corrosion, patina from excavation).

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