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Lot 5667    Session 20 (7.30pm Friday 25 November)    Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coins

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60

CHINA, Zhou Dynasty, the top portion of a very large hollow handle spade (c.500 B.C.?, with a character impressed on the shaft (weight 181 g), width 105mm, height 70mm, with dirt and rock attached from a find; together with two clumps of cash type coins (maybe from Malaysia in tin), as recovered from a wreck encased in rock etc. (66.5 g and 8.98 g); Pointed metal needle objects with attachments one with antique arrow head 31mm; another with coins attached at base including Mexico 8 reales 1793 together with three other coins from Hong Kong? struck with Queen Victoria's portrait, 190mm; another in iron with a three Chinese character block probably for printing purposes, 230mm. An unusual lot, fair - very fine. (6)

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