World Silver & Bronze
Lot 3546 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) World Silver & Bronze
Estimate $280
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CHINA, Hsin Dynasty, Wang Mang rebel, (A.D. 7-22), new knife money or key money of value 500, obv. Ch'i knife five hundred on obverse, plain reverse, 15.4 grams, 73mm., (Sch.116, TFP 454). With some surface encrustation, very fine and very rare.
A similar example of the key money was present in the Singapore Coin auction Sale 28, March 4, 1999 (lot 23).
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