World Silver & Bronze

Lot 2332    Session 8 (2.30pm Thursday)    World Silver & Bronze

Estimate $120
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $130

KOREA, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Ch'unch'on Township Military Office, 'Ch'un Ch'on Kwai Li Yong' 'Ch'un' above, value five mun, issues of 1888, 'Tang' right field, five left field, furnaces 4, 5, 7; another with crescent below furnace number 7; (Mandel 40.1A.4-7, 40.5.7, KM.875.4-7, 880.7); Kwangju Township Military Office (Kyonggi Province),'Kwang Ju Kwai Li Yong' 'Ki' above, 'Ch'on' (heaven) below 1836 issue, furnace 3, similar crescent to right, furnace 1; Kyonggi Provincial Office, 'Kyong Gi Kam Yung', 'Kyong' above, 'Tang' at right, five mun, issued 1888, five to left, furnaces 1, 3, 7, 11, 16, 21 below; Kyonggi Naval Station, 'Kyong Gi Su Yong', 'Kyong' above, 'Su' right, two mun, issued 1742-1752; Hwanghae Provincial Office, 'Hwang Hae Kam Yong' 'Hwang' above, issued 1742-1752, two mun; Hamgyong Provincial Office 'Ham Gyong Kam Yong' 'Ham' above, two mun issued 1742-1752 (illustrated); similar with thousand character classic below for furnaces 1, 3, 15; Kangwon Provincial Office 'Kang Won Kam Yong' 'Kang' at top, two mun, issued 1742-1752; Cholla Provincial Office, 'Chol La Kam Yong' issued 1742-1752, two mun, another with 'Wol' below; another uncertain charm issue (illustrated); (Mandel 43.3.3, 43.6.1, 44.11.1-21, 45.11.0, 46.11.0, 49.11.0, 49.12.1-15, 52.11.0, 57.11.0, 57.12.10, KM.A890, 893, 907, 909, 912, 975, 976, 980, A1005, 1009, 1046, 1056). Fair - very fine. (22)