Lot 2330

Description

Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Commando Military Unit, 'Chong Ch'o Chong', 'Ch'o' above, value two mun, issues of 1679, diameter 31mm, (Mandel 29.11.0, KM.566) (illustrated); T'ongyong Naval Office 'T'ong Yong', 'Tong' above, issued 1742-1752 to right the fourth of the eight trigrams, below furnace numbers as thousand classic characters below as numbers 1, 10 (illustrated), 11, 17; Military Office in Seoul 'T'ong Wi Yong' 'T'ong' above, 'Tang' at right, five mun, issued 1883, furnace numbers below, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (illustrated), 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19; Government Office of Pukham Mountain Fortress, 'Kyong Ni Ch'ong' 'Kyong' above, one mun, issued 1830, 26mm, furnaces, 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15 (2, one a seed coin, illustrated), 16 (seed coin, illustrated); Seoul Defense Fort 'Su O Ch'ong' 'Su' above, two mun, 31mm, issued 1742-1752; dot at 3 o'clock (illustrated); Kanghwa (Simyong) Township Military Office, 'Kang Hwa Kwal Li Yong', above 'Sim: similar 33mm, issued 1883, five mun, 'Tang' to right, 'Won' (first) below (illustrated); similar below furnaces 1, 2, 3, 11; (Mandel 30.16.1.-.17, 30.31.1-.19, 31.1.1 -.16, 32.12.0; 33.11.1, 33.12.1-.11, KM.629, 656, 658, 763, 765, 765s, 769, 775, 777). Very good - extremely fine. (35)