339, Lot: 492. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Xīn dynasty. Wáng Măng. AD 7/9-23. Ceramic Coin Mold (75.5mm wide, 77mm high, 14mm thick). For an issue of the third currency reform, AD 10-14. Mold for two spade-shaped Da Bu Heng Qian (Large spade, weight one thousand). For intended coin, cf. BN, Chinoises 440-4; Hartill 9.29. Broken section of larger mold, earthen deposits.