World Silver & Bronze

Lot 2325    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), Armaments Bureau, 'Mubisa', 'Mu' above, value two mun, issue of 1742-1752, diameter 30mm, (Mandel 26.11.0, KM.336); Guard Office of the Palace, 'Muwiyong' 'Mu' above 'Ch'on' below, issued 1881, 26mm, furnaces 4, 6 (seed coin, illustrated); 23-25mm, furnaces 1 (seed coin, illustrated) another 1, 5, 9 (seed coin), 15, 16, 17, 19, (Mandel 26.21.4,&.6, 26.21A.1-.19, KM.337, 337s, 338, 338s); Court Guard Military Unit, 'Kum Wi Yong' 'Kum' above, value one mun issued 1823, 24mm, furnaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, another with circle to right, furnace 8, 10, another with circle to left, furnace 9, issues of 1742, another crescent to right furnace 5, 6, 8, (Mandel 27.1.1-.8, 27.2.8 & .10, 27.3.9, 27.4.5-.8, KM.340, 342, 343, 344); two mun, issued 1752 without furnace numbers, others bottom with 6 'chu' (infinite time) another 16 'chang' (extend), with crescent to right with 7 'Hong' (vast), 9 'Il' (sun) (illustrated), (Mandel 27.11.0, 27.13.6, 27.13A.16, 27.16.7 &.9, KM.346, 358, 379, 398, 400). Very good - extremely fine. (30)