339, Lot: 559. Estimate $75. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Míng dynasty. Chéngzǔ. AD 1403-1424. Æ Wén (25.5mm, 3.05 g). Cast 1408/1410-1424. Yong Le Tong Bao in kǎishū Hànzì (regular script) characters / Blank. Hartill 20.121. Good VF, delicate pale blue-green patina, light earthen deposits. A common coin with an exceptional patina.

From the J.P. Righetti Collection.