CNG 103, Lot: 991. Estimate $25000. Sold for $42500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. Pattern AV Liǎng – Tael (38mm, 37.30 g, 12h). Imperial Dragon type. Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated cyclical year Ting Wei (AD 1907). Legend in Hànzì characters / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 1024; Kann 1541; KM Pn39; Friedberg 2. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, rim filing. Very rare.

Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2280 (hammer $50,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1983.