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Sale 60    21–23 Apr 1999   Wentworth Hotel   Sydney

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Lot 4733      

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $80

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 tis century.

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