Two Issues by the Founder of the Míng Dynasty

CNG 87, Lot: 1531. Estimate $100. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Míng Dynasty. Zhū Yuánzhāng (Chu Yüan-chang). As Prince of Wǔ, 1361-1368. Æ 10 Cash (45mm, 19.32 g, 12h). Nánjīng (Nanking) mint in Jiāngsū (Kiangsu) province. “dà zhōng tōng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “shì,” in Hànzì above. Hartill 20.45. VF, light yellow-brown surfaces, some filing marks.

From the HLT Collection.