CNG 96, Lot: 1070. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Shang-Zhou dynasty. Circa 1600-800 BC. Gilt Æ Cowroid Imitation (24x19mm, 2.32 g). Gilt cast bronze cowry with shallow cupped reverse and curved central opening. BN Chinoises I 51; Yü-Ch'üan pl. II, 3; Zeno 66320; Hartill –. VF, red and green encrustations.

From the J.P. Righetti Collection.