339, Lot: 587. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 100 Wén (55.5mm, 53.05 g, 12h). Type 2. Chéngdū mint in Sìchuān province. Cast circa 1854-1855.
Xian Feng Yuan Bao in
Hànzì characters /
Dang Bai (Value One-hundred) in
Hànzì characters above and below hole;
boo chuwan in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.981. Near VF, brown patina.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.