Lot 2331

Description

Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Kaesong Township Military Office, 'Kae Song Kwal Li Yong' 'Kae' above, value one mun, issues of 1816, circle right field, furnaces 1, 5, 7, 10; circle left field, furnaces 1, 10; issues of 1836 with crescent right field, furnace 2; crescent left field, furnace 3; 'Ch'on' (heaven) below, furnace 3, 13, 15 to right and left; similar crescent to left, furnace 3; 'Chi' (earth) below, furnace 9 to left; (Mandel 34.12.1-10, 34.13.2 & .10, 34.14.2, 34.15.3; 34.16.3-.15, 34.17.3, 34.18.9, KM.793, 794, 795, B795, 796, 797, 798, 799); two mun, as before issues 1679-1752, (2, one with four well placed holes possibly a seed coin); circle right field; vertical line right field; bottom with Thousand Classic character (issued 1742-1752) for 8, uncertain 10? (illustrated); similar with 'Song' above (Songdo another name for Kaesong), issued 1882, furnaces below 1 (seed coin illustrated), 2 (seed coin illustrated), 4 (seed coin, illustrated), 10; Iwon Township Military Office 'I Won Kwal Li Yong', 'I' above, 'Ch'on' below, issued 1882, furnace 1; Haeju Township Military Office 'Hae Ju Kwal Li Yong', 'Hae' above two mun, issued 1742-1752, (Mandel 34.31.0, 34.33.0, 34.36.0, 34.36.0, 34.39.8, 34.39.x, 35.1.1-.10, 36.1.1, 39.11.0, KM.805, (805s), 806, 808, 811, 821, cf.823, 834, 864). Very good - extremely fine. (25)