445, Lot: 886. Estimate $100.
Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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WORLD. China. Lot of three (3) Æ ‘Ant Nose’ Money. All coins: 400-220 BC. Average VF, green patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot.
These are called ‘Ant Nose’ Money because of the appearance of the inscriptions. According to David Hartill, in his book Cast Chinese Coins, “They have been found in areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period,” (p. 3).
