CNG 111, Lot: 917. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Xīn dynasty. Wáng Măng. AD 7/9-23. Æ Qi Dao Wubai – Value 500 Knife (29x76 mm, 17.44 g). Cast AD 7-9. Qi dao wu bai (Inscribed knife 500) in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters. BN Chinoises II 427-8; Hartill 9.13. Good VF, green patina, some encrustation and deposits on reverse.