Sale 27

Auction 27


Early Imperial China
 
 
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Lot 828

Item 217306
WESTERN HAN:LOT of 12 small type ban liang cash coins, average diameter 23-24mm, Hartill-7.16 & 7.17, interesting study lot with different minor variations, mostly VF, some nicer, plus 2 large ban liangs associated with the Qin dynasty ruler Shu Huangdi (3rd century BC) (2 pcs, both nice VF, 10.10g & 9.42g), lot of 14 pieces.
Estimated Value$200 - 250
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Lot 829

Item 187849
NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash. H-13.30. wu xing da bu, which translates as "the large coin of the five elements [metal, wood, water, fire, and earth]", issued in 574 by Emperor Wu, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

They were intended to be worth ten Bu Quans. Illegal coining soon produced specimens of a reduced weight and the authorities banned the use of this coin in 576.
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Lot 830

Item 215153
WESTERN LIAO: Xu Xing, 1151-1164, AE cash (4.08g). H-—. Zeno-105364. VF, RRR.
Estimated Value$7,000 - 9,000.

Possibly cast in Balasagun, which was an ancient Soghdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chuy Valley between Bishkek and Issyk-Kul Lake. Balasagun was the capital of the Qara Khitay state in 12th-13th Centuries. This coin was unearthed at the Krasnaya Rechka site (Navekat), Kyrgyzstan. The Western Liao (1124-1218) dynasty, also known as Qara Khitay state, was founded by Yelü Dashi, a member of the Liao royal family, who led the remnants of the Liao Dynasty to Central Asia after fleeing from the Jurchen conquest of their homeland in the North and Northeast of modern day China. The empire was usurped by the Naimans under Küchlük in 1211. The empire was finally destroyed by the Mongol Empire in 1218.
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Lot 831

Item 212767
JIN: Da Ding, 1178-1189, AE charm (3.65g). H-18.42 imitation. Later casting of the da ding tong bao type, with hài (year of the pig) above on reverse for Chinese cyclical date, VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Possibly produced in the early 20th century to complete the ten missing Chinese zodiac years not issued in the original series.
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Lot 832

Item 212768
JIN: Da Ding, 1178-1189, AE charm (3.49g). H-18.42 imitation. Later casting of the da ding tong bao type, with zi (year of the rat) above on reverse for Chinese cyclical date, VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Possibly produced in the late Qing dynasty or early Min Guo period to complete the ten missing Chinese zodiac years not issued in the original series.
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Lot 833

Item 187847
YUAN: Da Yuan, 1311-1311, AE 10 cash. H-19.46. 41mm, ta üen tong baw in Mongol 'Phags-pa script (da yuan tong bao in Chinese), VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Külüg Khan (Da Yuan), born Khayishan, meaning "wall" in Mongolian, was an Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and is regarded as the seventh Great Khan of the Mongols in Mongolia. His name means "warrior Khan" or "fine horse Khan" in the Mongolian language.
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Lot 834

Item 187848
MONGOL KHANS: Tai He, ca. 1206-1227, AE 10 cash. H-—. 42mm, crude casting style and metal fabric consistant with Liao or early Mongol issues, Fine, RR, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$200 - 300
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Lot 835

Item 187846
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash. H-20.111. 47mm, shi above, yi liang at right on reverse, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$200 - 300.

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Lot 836

Item 187845
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash, Nanking mint. H-20.112. 45mm, jing above, shi at right on reverse, Fine, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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Lot 837

Item 187844
NAN MING: Xing Chao, 1648-1657, AE 10 cash. H-21.13. 50mm, yi fen on reverse, rim nicks, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

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Lot 838

Item 218180
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 1000 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. H-22.715. 62mm, North branch mint, cast March to August 1854, copper (tóng) color, Fine, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$400 - 600.

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Lot 839

Item 187843
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, iron 10 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking. H-22.736. Cast 1855-57, EF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 840

Item 187842
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 5 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking. H-22.750. Large size planchet, cast 1854-57, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 841

Item 216280
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 10 cash (18.78g), Fuzhou, Fujian Province. H-22.780. One dot tong, cast 1853-55, VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 842

Item 216279
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 20 cash (41.64g), Fuzhou, Fujian Province. H-22.781. 46mm, one dot tong, cast 1853-55, interesting chopmark on reverse margin, Fine to VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 843

Item 216278
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash (48.81g), Kaifeng and others, Henan Province. H-22.848. 48mm, small characters, cast 1854-1855, VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

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Lot 844

Item 215206
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province. H-22.905. 51mm, cast 1854-56, brass (huáng tóng) color, light stain, VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

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Lot 845

Item 218182
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 10 cash (13.61g), Aksu mint, Xinjiang province. H-22.1080. Mint name in both Uighur & Manchu, cast 1854-1859, Good to Very Good, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Struck on the "red cash" (hong qian) standard where one cash was equal to 10 of the standard brass (huang tong) cash at the time used in the East.
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Lot 846

Item 218181
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 4 cash (14.25g), Ili mint, Xinjiang Province. H-22.1085. Cast 1855-1861, "red cash" (hong qian) issue, VF, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Cast in copper, valued at 4 pul, which was equal to 40 of the standard brass (huang tong) cash at the time.
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Lot 847

Item 216684
QING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE cash, Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, ND (1898). H-22.1355. Hsu-181. CCC-781. Pattern type, nice old toning, lamination split error obverse, About Unc.
Estimated Value$1,000 - 1,200
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Lot 848

Item 212534
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE charm (3.82g), Manchu boo at left, Chinese ji for Jizhou garrison in Zhili at right on reverse, Fine to VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 849

Item 212535
QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE charm (6.27g). CCH-290var. Manchu jang at left, Chinese zhang for Zhangzhou Fujian at right on reverse, thick small charm, Fine to VF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100
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Lot 850

Item 215204
QING: AE charm (18.85g). CCH-527. Dragon & phoenix with flower, a well-crafted charm possibly representing the Emperor and the Empress, Fine to VF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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Lot 851

Item 212649
QING: AE charm. CCH-1457. 44mm, cháng mìng fù guì (longevity, wealth and honor) // fú shòu (happiness and longevity), rim nicks, Fine to VF, R.
Estimated Value$150 - 250
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Lot 852

Item 212543
QING: AE charm. CCH-1478var. 49mm, "good fortune" character fu written 24 times on one side // the "longevity" character shou written 24 times, each character is written in a slightly different way or style, circular central hole, EF.
Estimated Value$75 - 100.

Most charms with round holes were meant to be worn on a necklace or hung from the waist.
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