Triton XXI, Lot: 974. Estimate $5000. Sold for $12000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens (36.5mm, 26.67 g, 12h). Fèngtiān province. Fèngtiān Arsenal mint. Dated cyclical year 10-4 (AD 1903). Legend in Hànzì characters and Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon left, coiled leftward around flaming pearl. L&M 483; Kann 251b; KM (Y) 92.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61.