World Silver and Bronze Coins (A-M)
Lot 3298 Session 11 (9.30 Thu 27th March) World Silver and Bronze Coins (A-M)
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280
CHINA, Ch'ing Dynasty, charm, in brass with small boy attached to top, (45.48 g), obv. reads "May the wrath of the god of thunder destroy the devils and send down purity, May bogies be killed and thus free us from evil influences and keep us eternally safe! Receive this command from T'ai shang lao chun (Lao Tzu) and let it be executed as fast as lu Ling (a famous runner in Mu Tang'ds time 10th century B.C.)" diameter 41mm, height 80mm. (cf.Sch. 92, Thierry 99 [without attachment], Zhong guo hua qian No.1639, p.377 [also without attachment]). Fine and rare.
Ex E.Wodak Collection.
A similar example was sold in Noble Numismatics Sale 82 (lot 3207).
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