Triton XIX, Lot: 2671. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TIBET, Qīng Chinese authority. 1724-1913. Fantasy AV ‘Tael’ (38mm, 31.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 of Shèngzǔ (Kāngxī) (AD 1793/4, though struck late 19th–early 20th century). Legend in Hànzì characters around central square; clouds in quarters / Legend in Hànzì characters around central square; clouds in quarters. Cf. KM (X) 389 (for silver issue). VF, some deposits.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Wesley & Carolyn Halpert Collection (Spink New York, 11 December 2000), lot 238.