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Ceylon, plantation tokens, Pilo Fernando Colombo, coffee picker's chits, copper four and a half pence, another, upright rectangle two and a quarter pence (Pr.33, 34). Extremely fine with traces of mint red. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
China, Chou Dynasty, uniface plain round die with central hole c950BC, another different characters or images. Fair. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $290
China, Chou Dynasty (476-221BC), medium copper pointed knife money (length 15.1cm), Warring State period, obv. Chinese character 'kung', rev. plain (cf. Schojth 64, plate 10; Cook 5590). Scattered patination, very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
China, replica primitive money, knife, spade,key and bell, three B.C. cash. Byzantine large follis of Justinian, NIK mint; Nero billion tetradrachm; Palestine prutah of Pontius Pilate; Rome; Severus Alexander denarius; Constantius follis and Constantine AE3. Also australian decimal dollars 1996C, 2000C, 2016 lumar monkey. Hendo souvenir sets 1966 (2), Bradman five dollars 1966. Fair - uncirculated. (21)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
China, Tang Dynasty, Wu Te (A.D.618-626), copper cash (Sch.313) (2); Chien Feng (A.D.650-683), copper cash (Sch.350). Nearly very fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
China, Tang Dynasty, Chien Yuan (A.D.756-762), copper cash coins (Sch.352, 357-58, 364). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Very fine or better, rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Tang Dynasty, copper cash coins, Kao Chang Jit Yee (A.D.800) (no Sch.#); Kai Ping, (A.D.907-911) (no Sch.#); Tien Cheng, (A.D.926-930) (no Sch.#); Tien Fu (A.D.936-943) (no Sch#) (3). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
China, Tang Dynasty, copper cash coins, Wu Tsung (A.D.841-846) (Sch.367, 391); Shun Tien (A.D.761) (Sch.409); Ta Li (A.D.766-780) (No Sch#). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $460
China, The Five Dynasties, copper cash coins, Tung Cheng (A.D.916-917) (cf Sch.429); Han Yuan (A.D.936-948) (cf Sch.412); Kai Yuan Li Yu (A.D.962-976) (cf Sch.446). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, copper cash coins, Tai Ping, (A.D.976-984) (cf Sch.461) (3); Tung Ho, (A.D.983-1012), (no Sch.#); Hsien Ping, (A.D.998-1022) (cf Sch.469); Hsi Ning (A.D.1068-78) (cf Sch.533, 538, 542a). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, copper cash coins, Yuan Feng, (A.D.1078-1085), (cf Sch.551), (Sch.556) (2) (cf Sch.556) (double sided), (Sch.560) (3). In 2 x 2 holders with Collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, iron and copper cash coins, Shao Sheng, (A.D.1094-98) (Sch.597); Yuan Fu, (A.D.1098-1101) (cf Sch.605); Sheng Sung, (A.D.1101-26) (cf Sch.618); Chung Ning, (1102-07) (Sch. 619-622, cf 622, Sch.623, cf 623). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
China, Northern Sung Dynasty, copper and iron cash coins, Kai Dan (no Sch#); Ta Kuan, (A.D. 1107-1111) (cf Sch.630); Cheng Ho, (A.D.1111-1118) (Sch.645); Hsuan Ho (A.D.1119-1126) (no Sch#, cf Sch.658, 659); Ching Kang, (A.D.1126-27) (no Sch.#). In 2 x 2 holders with collector's descriptions. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
China, cast cash coinage, from Chin Dynasty 221-209BC to Py Yi 1909-11, single cash (132), multiple cash (9), all carefully described in an album with provenances and attributed with Schojth numbers. Fair - very fine. (141)
Estimate $300
SOLD $2,000
China, a collection of copper cash coins from various dynasties and rulers, date ranges from A.D.157-1673. Housed on old postcards with collector's descriptions (c late 1900s). Good - very fine. (79)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
China, Ching Dynasty (1644-1911), copper cash coins on three purpose made collector cards (27 coins); proof one yuan, twelve coin set, in perspex holder; proof five yuan, ten coin set, in perspex holder; Macau, set of currency coins (2); carded five yuan, 2002; carded commemorative coins (2); mixed low denomination coins (13, coins); Asian Games coin and stamp pack; Postmaster, sterling silver medalets, with stamps (2). Fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $200
Passed in
China, Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911), charm, legend reads "May the wrath of the god of thunder destroy the devils and send down purity!, May bogies be killed and thus free us from evil influences and keep us eternally safe! Receive this command from T'ai shang lao chun (Lao Tzu) and let it be executed as fast as lu Ling (a famous runner in Mu Tang's time 10th century B.C.)", with a round hole, rev. floral arrangement, diameter 60mm, (58.75g), mule (cf.Zhong quo hua qian No. 1499 for reverse, cf.Sch.92). Fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
China, an accumulation of mainly cash coins plus a few replica coins, all in a metal Dragon box, timber lined. Fair - extremely fine. (approx 100)
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, early Chinese cash in 2x2 holders described (47), milled coin, 19th to 20th centuries in 2x2 envelopes and holders described, includes Empire Hu Pe dragon dollar, Sey Yul Sen and Yuan Shih Kai dollars, others provided (as copies), many priced in UK pounds. Fair - extremely fine. (71)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
China, silver boat shaped sycee (replica ?). Very fine. (1.83kg)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $700
China, Sycee (235g), round with twelve crescent border, two identical rectangular stamps, seven tael weight. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
China, Qing dynasty, Fukien Province, cast bronze fifty cash, c1831 (KM.10-14)(58mm, 110.06g). With five chop marks, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $1,600
China, Shensi Province, Ching Dynasty, Emperor Hsien Feng, (1851-1661), one hundred cash, Mint Shan (KM.C#23-8.1). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
China, Empire, Tientsin Mint, twenty cash (1905)(KM.Y11), (contemporary (?) copy). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
China, five hundred cash, presentation coin, c1910 (64mm). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver dollar, Yr 3 (1914) (KM.329). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
China, Republic, Yuan Shih-kai, silver dollars or yuan, year 3 (1914) (KM.329, 329.6); Sun Yat Sen, Memento silver dollar (1927) (KM.318) (3), Junk silver dollar (1933) (KM.345). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $790
China, Republic, General issue, silver dollar, not dated, but issued, 1924 (KM.683). Obv. President Tuan Chi-jui facing in civilian clothes rev. open wreath with characters for Peace. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $10,000
China, Szechuan-Shensi, Soviet Controlled Province, countermarked silver dollar (1934) (KM.650K). Very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
China, Hunan Province, Tael Coinage, suspected replicas in various denominations. Very fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90