Lot 1975

Description

Korea, Medieval Coinage, "Kon Won Chung Bo" (Lasting original heavy treasure) issue of 996 copper mun (Mandel 1.3); "Kae Won Tong Bo" (Beginning original Currency), issue of 998-1009 copied from Tang Dynasty issues (Sch. 312-349), copper mun, (Mandel 2.1, 2.2); "Sam Han Chung Bo" (Three States heavy Currency), issued 1097-1105, (Mandel 9.1); Yi Dynasty, "Choson T'ong Bo" (Choson Currency), issue of King Yi Do (1419-1451), copper mun, issued from 1423, 23mm (Mandel 10.3); Government Tithe Office, "Kyun Yok Ch'ong" "Kyun" above, King Yi Kwang (1801-1835), one mun issued 1807, furnace 4, (Mandel 15.1.4, KM 147.4); Yi Dynasty, "Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo" (Always even Currency), Charity Office in Seoul, "Chin Yul Ch'ong", "Chin" above, value two mun, issued 1679-1695, another with crescent to leftt, issued 1695-1742), (Mandel 17.11.0, 17.15B, KM.161, 167); Special Army Unit, "O Yong Ch'ong", "Yong" above, value one mun, issue of 1742 (Mandel "Kum" above, value two mun issued 1752, (Mandel 27.11.0, KM.346); Military Office in Seoul "T'ong Wi Yong" "T'ong" above, "Tang" at right, five mun, issued 1883, (Mandel 31.11.6, KM.656); Kaesong Township Military Office, "Kae Song Kwal Li Yong" "Kae" above, value one mun, issues of 1816, circle right field, another crescent right field, (Mandel 34.12.2, 34.14.2, KM.793, 795); Treasury Department "Hojo", "Ho" above, value 100 mun, left character "Paek" (hundred), issued 1866 to right "tang" (equal to), below "tae" (great), (Mandel 13.91.0, KM.143). Very good - extremely fine, several scarce. (14)

The last coin was the largest denomination issued in Korea. This and the following Korean coins come from the collection of Roy Dunstan.