296, Lot: 497. Estimate $100. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, temp. Míng Dynasty. Sūn Kěwàng. Rebel, AD 1648-1657. Æ 10 Wén (50mm, 30.04 g, 12h). Xing Chao tong bao in Hànzì / Yi fen (One fen [of silver]) in Hànzì. Hartill 21.13. Good VF, green patina, deposit in reverse margin.

While Sūn Kěwàng’s brief reign takes place during the time of the early Qīng dynasty, he succeeded his father, who initially rebelled in the final days of the collapsing Míng dynasty, and so can be considered a rebel against the Míng.