ID 905570
Lot 809 | A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE COINS
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 000
XIN DYNASTY (AD 9-24) AND TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The knife coin, Xin dynasty (AD 9-24), is inscribed on one side with an inscription that reads yi dao ping wu qian (one knife is worth five thousand), with the first two characters inlaid in gold on the circular ring and the other three characters cast on the ‘blade’. Each circular coin, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907), is cast on one side with four characters surrounding the square central aperture reading kai yuan tong bao (circulating treasure from the inauguration of a new epoch).
Knife coin: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, cloth box
Each circular coin: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1997.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, nos. 2514I and 2513B.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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