339, Lot: 512. Estimate $75.
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CHINA, Táng dynasty. Wŭzōng. AD 841-846. Æ Wén (25mm, 4.80 g, 12h). Huichang type. Mint in Shǎnxī province. Cast AD 845-846.
Kai Yuan Tong Bao in
lìshū Hànzì (clerical script) characters /
Dan (=Danzhou [Shanxi]) in
lìshū Hànzì (clerical script) characters. Doo,
Kai Yuan Type 14; Thierry,
Kai Yuan 87; BN
Chinoises II 1368-9; Hartill 14.51. VF, blue-green patina.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.
