Triton XIV, Lot: 1299. Estimate $300. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Provincial. Xīnjiāng (Sinkiang). AR Liǎng (Tael – Sar). Imperial Dragon type. Wūlǔmùqí (Ürümqi) mint. Undated issue, struck circa 1910. “xiǎng yín yì liǎng,” (Ration silver 1 liǎng) in Hànzì / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds; rosette to left and right. L&M 811; Kann 1008; KM (Yeoman) 7. In NGC slab graded AU Details, lustrous, some surface hairlines.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.