339, Lot: 585. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 50 Wén (53mm, 46.74 g, 12h). Type 3. Sūzhōu mint in Jiāngsū province. Cast circa 1854-1855.
Xian Feng Zhong Bao in
Hànzì characters /
Dang Wushi (Value Fifty) in
Hànzì characters above and below hole;
boo su in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.904. VF, brown patina.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.