The January 2012 Collectors Series Sale
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Study Group of early Cash and other coinage (37), generally First-Sixth Century AD (some earlier), includes: Ant nose coin, Wang Mang — Hsiao-ch’üan chih-yi and yi-dao handle with gold inlay, Three Kingdoms Chih-pai wu-chu and T’ai-p’ing Pai-ch’ien, House of Liu Ssu-shu, Liang Dynasty Iron wu-chu, Northern Wei and Northern Chi wu-chu, Northern Chou Wu-hsing Ta-pu and Yung-t’ung Wan-kuo, also miscellaneous sundries (16) - amulet copies of early cash, old copies of spade coins, etc, a few of the early Cash may be old copies, very good to very fine [53]. Est. 225-275
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Interregnum, Wang Mang, regent (7-23 AD), Spade coinage, Ta-pu Huang-ch’ien — “the great Pu Value one thousand” (4 examples), cha bu wu bai (FD 475), and Huo-pu (7 examples, one of which seems to be an old copy) also round-shouldered huo-pu (amuletic) (Schj. 145, 148; Lockhart 155-159), and also key-knife amulet, one value 1,000 with verdigris, very fine to extremely fine [14] Est. 175-225
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T’ang and Five Dynasties Study grouping: T’ang Dynasty (618-907), issues of K’ai-yüan t’ung-pao (30, var), Chieng-feng - two examples, one of which amuletic, Chien-yüan; T’ang Rebels - issues of Te yi silver or silver-washed Value one hundred amulet (?)(cf.Sch. 408), and Shun-t’ien (Schj. 409), The Five Dynasties (907-960): Posterior Han - issues of Han-yüan - two examples, Posterior Chou - issues of Chou-yüan (19, var), Southern T’ang - issues of Tatang, and T’ang-kuo, seal and orthodox script examples, Former Shu State - issues of Tung-cheng, Tien-han, Kuang-tien, and Hsien-kang, Southern Han - issues of Chien-heng, tin alloy (?), very good to very fine. [76] Est. 150-200 Cash issues of the Tartar Dynasties: Liao - Ki-tan Tartars (907-1125) - issues of Ch’ung-hsi, Ch’ingning, Hsien-yung, Ta-k’ang, Ta-an, Shou-ch’ang, and Ch’ien-t’ung, The Pretender Liu Yü of Ch’i (died 1143) - large size amulet (?), Western Hsia (982-1227) - issues of T’ien-sheng, Ch’ien-yu - iron Cash, Huang-chien, and Kuang-ting, Chin - NüChen Tartars (1115-1260) - issues of Cheng-lung, Ta-ting, and T’ai-ho large Value Ten coin in seal script, and two amulet versions of the same, also uncertain seal script cash (Schj. 1065-1070, 1072, 1073, 1078, 1080-1083, 1086, 1093), the first heavy patination and may be old copy, fine to good very fine. [34] Est. 200-300 Northern and Southern Sung (960-1127; 11271280) Cash Study Collection, most reign titles, various types, includes multiple Cash and some Iron, generally fine to very fine [approx. 243]. Est. 200-250
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Chih-cheng – Togon-temur, Last Mongol Emperor Heavy Cash
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Yüan (Mongol) Dynasty, Shun-ti (Togon-temür), third nien-ho: Chih-cheng (1341-1367), County of Chi, heavy Cash-Value 5 Mace in Silver, Copper, 68.7 mm, Chih-cheng [Chih]-pao, rev. Chi on top, Ch’üanch’ao [wu-ch’ien] (Schj. 1114), a third of the coin has been broken off in the past, nonetheless still a very collectible and genuine example of this extremely rare issue of the last Mongol ruler of China, light deposits, traces of reddish earthen hues, very fine. Acquired in the early 1920’s. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500
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Yüan (Mongol) Dynasty (1280-1368), Cash, Shihtsu t’ung-pao, Chih-ta t’ung-pao (2), Ta-yüan t’ungpao in Mongol script, Chih-yüan t’ung-pao in Mongol seal script, Chih-cheng t’ung-pao Value two (2) with Mongol word shen on reverse (1356), Value three with Mongol word mao on reverse (1351); Rebel coinage: T’ien-ting t’ung-pao (1359-1360), Value three, Ta-i t’ung-pao (1360), Value three (Schjöth 1097B, 1098, 1099, 1102, 1104, 1106, 1121, 1124) three with small casting holes, decent examples, fine to good very fine. [10] Est. 200-250
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Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Cash Study Collection, includes issues of Ta-chung, Hung-wu, Chien-wen, Yung-lo, Hsüan-te, Hung-chih, Chia-ching, Lungching, Tai-chang, Tien-chi, and Chung-chen, End of Ming-early Ch’ing era Rebel coinage, issues of Ta-ming, Hung-kuang, Yung-li, Yung-chang, Tashun, Hsing-chao, Li-yung, Chao-wu, Hung-hua, and Yü-min, a number of different types with a goodly number of multiple cash pieces, a few pierced, very good to good very fine. [158] Est. 250-350