ANCIENT CHINA:LOT of 137 ancient Chinese money, imitation cowrie shells in bone (2), another in 'jade' (1), AE cash yi hua type (1), AE cash ban liang many types including 'elm seed' (19), AE cash wu zhu including many scarce varieties plus yan huan, zao bian and e yan types (61), AE cash da quan wu shi types of Wang Mang, many varieties (6), zhao quan zhi yi of Wang Mang (3), huo quan of Wang Mang, many varities (21), bu quan of Wang Mang (1...
Numismatic Auction #20
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Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20
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Lot #720 - China ancient (group lots)
ANCIENT CHINA:LOT of 66 coins, cowrie money, actual cowrie shells with back filed off (2), bone cowries (2), broken bone cowrie (1), mother of pearl cowrie (1), bronze cowries (2), lead burial cowrie (1), ant-nose money H-1.4 (6), ant-nose type ge liu zhu H-1.10 (3), ban liang of various sizes (11), wu zhu of various types and sizes (37), great study lot of early Chinese coinage, average circulated quality, retail value $300, lot of 66 coins...
Lot #721 - China ancient (group lots)
ANCIENT CHINA:LOT of 26 bronze Warring States ming knife money, a lovely selection, all with clear reverse characters, Hartill-4.40+ types, with many reverse varieties, all in better than average quality, this lot should be examined, retail value $1,300, lot of 26 knives, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #722 - China ancient (group lots)
ANCIENT CHINA:LOT of 22 coins, square foot spades H-3.225, H-3.417, Wang Mang coins H-9.1+, H-9.14 (3), huo pu spade money H-9.30 (3), H-9.32+ (6), huo chuan 'biscuit' H-9.60 (2), H-9.70+, tai huo liu zhu H-13.18, yong an wu zhu H-13.23, chang ping wu zhu H-13.27 (2), great study lot of early Chinese coins with several scarce types, average circulated quality, retail value $450, lot of 22 coins, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #723 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonymous, ca. 400-300 BC, AE spade money, State of Liang, H-3.10, flat-handled spade, an yi yi jin in archaic script, nice patina, choice VF, S.
Lot #724 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonymous, ca. 400-300 BC, AE spade money, State of Liang, H-3.10, flat-handled spade, an yi yi jin in archaic script, slighty uneven flan, nice patina, VF, S.
Lot #725 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonymous, 350-250 BC, AE square foot spade (3.69g), State of Yan, H-3.401, xiang ping in archaic script, small flan as usual, VF, S.
Lot #726 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonymous, 350-250 BC, AE spade (30.53g), State of Chu, H-3.470, pei bi dang jin (equivalent to one Jin) on obverse, shi hao (ten hao) on reverse in archaic script, Fine to VF, RRR, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. The State of Chu was an ancient Chinese state in the Yangtze valley during the Zhou Dynasty. Originally Chu was considered a viscounty but, starting from King Wu in the early 8th century BC, the rulers of Chu...
Lot #727 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonmyous, 400-220 BC, AE knife money, State of Qi, H-4.6y, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, reverse character fa, characters in low relief, Fine.
Lot #728 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonmyous, 400-220 BC, AE knife money, State of Qi, H-4.6y, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, reverse character fa, characters in high relief, heavy encrustation, Fine. The State of Qi was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States Period of ancient China. Its capital was Linzi (present-day Zibo in Shandong). Qi was founded around in 1046 BC as one of the...
Lot #729 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonmyous, 400-220 BC, AE knife money, State of Qi, H-4.6, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, reverse character uncertain, characters in high relief, very heavy encrustation, Very Good.
Lot #730 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonmyous, ca. 350-220 BC, AE cash (9.45g), State of Liang, H-6.3, archaic yuan at right, a lovely specimen with nice patination, VF.
Lot #731 - China imperial
WARRING STATES: Anonmyous, 300-220 BC, AE cash (4.15g), State of Yan, H-6.21, ming hua in archaic script, a lovely example, VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #732 - China imperial
HAN: Han Wudi, 141-87 BC, lead 300 zhu, tortoise type, cast circa 119 BC with shao counterstamp on obverse, shao being a abbreviation for shao fu (emperor's private treasury), only estimated 8-10 known specimens and this is a lovely example, VF, RRR. Baijin Sanpin is a set of three types of coins: Dragon, Horse and Turtle issued in the Han dynasty. "Baijin " refers to the metal (lead), "Sanpin " refers to the fact that it was a series of...
Lot #733 - China imperial
HSIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 'key money' (18.86g), H-9.13, qi dao wu bai (knive, value five hundred) in archaic script, crude Fine to VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. These knife coins are sometimes referred to as key coins, and are very well cast, although on the value 500 pieces, the characters on the ring handle are sometimes weak. The edges are usually finished with slightly coarse file marks around the outside (as this example has...
Lot #734 - China imperial
HSIN: Wang Mang, 7-22 AD, AE spade money (11.61g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. We sold a similar example in our Auction 13, Lot 962, for $200.
Lot #735 - China imperial
HSIN: Wang Mang, 7-22 AD, AE spade money (13.82g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, Fine to VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #736 - China imperial
HSIN: Wang Mang, 7-22 AD, AE spade money (15.45g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, Very Good to Fine, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #737 - China imperial
SHU-HAN: Anonymous, 221-265, AE 100 cash (4.75g), H-11.1, zhi bai wu zhu in archaic script, Fine to VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #738 - China imperial
SHU-HAN: Anonymous, 221-265, AE 100 cash (1.95g), H-11.15, zhi bai in archaic script, Fine to VF, R, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. Attributed to Liu Bei, later king of Shu and one of the heroes of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms ".
Lot #739 - China imperial
SHU-HAN: Anonymous, 221-265, AE 100 cash (3.71g), H-11.23, tai ping bai qian in archaic script, Fine to VF, S, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #740 - China imperial
SHU-HAN: Anonymous, 221-265, AE 100 cash (4.07g), H-11.23, tai ping bai qian in archaic script, Very Good to Fine, S, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection.
Lot #741 - China imperial
WU: Anonymous, 222-280, AE 500 cash (9.62g), H-11.33, da quan wu bai in archaic script, superb brown and green patina, VF to EF, S.
Lot #742 - China imperial
LATER ZHOU: Anonymous, 319-352, AE cash (2.21g), H-12.2/4, feng huo , Very Good to Fine, R, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. The inscription feng huo literally means "The Coin of Abundance " and is written in seal script. They were cast by Emperor Shi Le in 319 at Xiangguo (now Xingtai in Hebei) with a weight of 4 zhu. They are known as the Cash of Riches - keeping one piece of this type was said to bring great wealth. However, the...
Lot #743 - China imperial
LATER ZHOU: Anonymous, 319-352, AE cash (3.72g), H-12.4, feng huo , Fine, R, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection. The inscription feng huo literally means "The Coin of Abundance " and is written in seal script. They were cast by Emperor Shi Le in AD 319 at Xiangguo (now Xingtai in Hebei) with a weight of 4 zhu. They are known as the Cash of Riches - keeping one piece of this type was said to bring great wealth. However, the historical record...
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