Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coin

Lot 5690    Session 20 (7.30pm Friday 25 November)    Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coins

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $140

CHINA, cash a quantity fused together as found in three large agregates and smaller units (total weight 410 g) from Wang Mang to Qing dynasties, loose cash coins with corrosion (11); Wang Mang, huo-pu 'The pu currency', spade money, height 60mm, width 24mm, (45 B.C. - 23 A.D.), made into a container thickness 20mm (Hartill 9.30); a modern bronze mould 58x58mm, for making six cash with four characters on one side, value one, cash diameter 14mm, of type issued 9-14 A.D., (Coin type Hartill 9.14, Sch.139, TFP 459); assorted charms in jade (3), silver (1); another bronze, octagonal with mounted support with purchase ticket attached; another bronze created cash with hanging support diameter 27mm, height 34mm, thickness 7mm; other assorted items in 2x2 Hartbergers (9) one claiming to be a Holy medal in tin (from Malaysia river hoard); another cut Tibet 5/8 mohar (1774-7) (cf.KM.485); small copper Chinese weights (4); Indonesia, large iron ball money, 16-18th century but these are modern fantasies all with etched Arabic scrip, weight 69.10 g, 32.42 g and 19.28 g, (uncertain status), others as small iron denominations (6) (these believed to be used in Borneo), (5.56-14.38 g), (cf.M.3995-3998, [p.476, World of Islam]); "trial" of Kiang Nan Province dollar on blank base metal plate with two examples impressed, modern copies; Thailand, rusted die striking on a copper plate of one baht 1962 (cf.KM.Y84) (Ex Australian Coin Auctions Sale 269 (lot 1415), others including box (2), a dice and a book containing the ten most invaluable silver coins of China (a collection of fakes). Fine - uncirculated. (lot)