CNG 96, Lot: 1106. Estimate $300. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 100 Wén (79mm, 159.4 g, 12h). Type 1. Fúzhōu mint in Fújiàn province. Cast circa 1853-1855.
Xian Feng tong bao in
Hànzì characters /
Yi bai in
Hànzì characters above and below,
boo fu in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.779; Hartill,
Qing 9.37. Good VF, brown patina, chopmarks in margin. Rare.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.