World Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4313 SESSION 14 - 4.30PM Thursday 31 July World Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $500
CHINA, Q'ing (Ch'ing) Dynasty, uncertain emperor but issued in the mid 17th century in period of K'ang-hsi, round cash inscriptional charm with round hole with two lugs, 71mm, in bronze, (74.39 g), obv. circular inscription reading 'Fu Lin Tung Chiang Hsuan Yuan Su Chi Ch'ang', rev. circular inscription reading 'Ning Ho Nan Kuang Che T'ai Kuei Shen YUn Chang', (Lockhart, Glover Collection 1741 (p.164, Pl.171, Thierry Amulettes No.262 (p.110, Pl.64, with round hole), Zhong guo hua qian -, Schjoth -). Very fine with small casting hole, very rare.
Ex E.Wodak Collection.
Lockhart notes in his description of this type of charm that 'These characters are the first characters of the names of the mints at which coins were cast during the reign of K'ang-hsi.' (K'ang hsi was the emperor from 1662-1722).
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