387, Lot: 566. Estimate $100. 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 50 Wén (50mm, 39.56 g, 12h). Type 2. Chengdu mint in Sichuān province. Cast circa 1854-1855.
Xian Feng Zhong Bao in
Hànzì characters /
Dang wushi (Value Fifty) in
Hànzì characters above and below hole;
boo chuwan in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.980; Hartill,
Qing . VF, earthen deposits.