CNG 100, Lot: 608. Estimate $1500.
Sold for $10000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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China, Tàipíng Rebellion. AD 1851-1864. Fantasy AV 25 Taels (37mm, 35.72 g, 12h). Late 19th/early 20th century fantasy of a purported circa
1860 original.
Tai Ping Tong Bao in
Hànzì characters /
Jin Bao in
Hànzì characters. Kann 1483 corr. (illustration 1481); KM (X) M355. Near EF, lustrous, scattered marks, edge bruise. Extremely rare.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Superior (1 December 1990), lot 45; Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby’s, 24 February 1954), lot 1339.
