World Silver & Bronze
Lot 1667 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) World Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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SOLD $420
CHINA, Ch'in Dynasty, Warring State period, 'Chung Yi Liang Shih Shih Chu', round cash with round hole, (247-207 B.C.), six characters around, diameter 41mm, (11.2 grams), (Coole 8964, Vol.7 p.29, TFP 391). Some light green encrustation, otherwise very fine and very rare.
One of the earlist cash type coins that continued until this century.
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