World Silver & Bronze

Lot 2318    Session 8 (2.30pm Thursday)    World Silver & Bronze

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $220

KOREA, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Treasury Department 'Hojo', 'Ho' above, issue of King Yi Chung (1850-1864), copper mun, issued 1852 bottom character 'Chu' (infinite time) to left furnace 1, 3 [illustrated, a seed coin], 6, (Mandel 13.42.1-.6; KM.51.1-.6); similar issued 1852, bottom character 'Hong' (vast), to left furnaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, (Mandel 13.43A.1 -.10, KM.52.1-.10); similar bottom character 'Il' 'sun' to left furnace 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, (Mandel 13.44.1-.10, KM.53.1 - .10); similar issues from 1852 bottom character 'Wol' (Moon), to left furnaces 1, 3, 7, 8 [seed coin, illustrated], 10, (Mandel 13.45.1-10, KM.55.1 -.10); bottom character 'Chin' (heavenly body), issue of 1852, to left furnaces 1 [illustrated], 3, 5, 8, (Mandel 13.46.1-.8, KM.56.1-.8); similar bottom character 'Yol' (arranged in order), to left furnace 4 [seed coin], 6 [seed coin illustrated], 10, (Mandel 13.47.4-.10, KM.57.4-.10); similar bottom character 'Nae' (comes), to left furnace 1, 2, 3, 5, (Mandel 13.48.1-.5, KM.58.1-.5); similar bottom character 'Wang' (departs), to left furnaces 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 (2, one heavy 5.59 grams), 10, (Mandel 13.49.1-.10, KM.59.1-.10); similar issued in 1852, bottom character 'Saeng' (to produce) to left furnaces 2 [seed coin, illustrated], 3, 6, 7, 9, (Mandel 13.50.2-.9, KM.60.2 -.9). Very good - extremely fine, several scarce. (44)

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