Lot 3191
Sale 82 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Orders & Decorations
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Description
China, Late Yuan - early Ming nasty (c.1300 - 1644), silver kidney shaped sycee ingot, five tael sycee 'Hua Yin' 56.6mm (230 grams) similar to type Guangdong Province square trough ingot, (cf.Cribb 708-709 [Pl.57-58] for similar size and type but different characters). Very fine and rare.
According to the seller of this piece, it was part of a hoard of 20-30 pieces of similarly shaped sycee excavated in Yunnan. The weight varied from a few taels to 20 taels. Only 3 of them were inscribed, but the inscriptions are no longer traceable, since the person who excavated them sold them before many people had a chance to view them. Cribb records several examples of similar types to above piece with additional characters.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $260