CNG 96, Lot: 1108. Estimate $200. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 100 Wén (59mm, 66.73 g, 12h). Type 4. Xī'ān mint in Shǎnxī province. Cast circa 1854-1855.
Xian Feng yuan bao in
Hànzì characters /
Dang bai in
Hànzì characters above and below,
boo shan in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.959; Hartill,
Qing 22.46. Good VF, brown patina.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.