CNG 96, Lot: 1092. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Táng dynasty. Sùzōng. AD 756-762. Æ Qian Yuan (29mm, 8.88 g, 6h). Cast AD 758. Quan Yuan zhong bao in Hànzì characters / Lucky cloud over central hole. BN Chinoises II –; Hartill 14.104. Good VF, green patina with light brown earthen deposits, reddish high points.

From the J.P. Righetti Collection.