Ancient Greek Ancient Near East Ancient African Ancient Roman - Byzantine Ancient Central Asian Islamic Dynasties Coinage of China Coinage of India Coinage of Asia Coinage of Africa Coinage of Europe Coinage of the Americas Australia and Pacific Return to previous page Auction #1, December 1st 2007, Section: Coinage of China, Lots 399-439 Lot No. Photo Description Realized Lot 399 WARRING STATES: Anonymous, ca. 350-250 BC, AE cash, H-6.3, Yuan at right, Fine to Very Fine. With the exception of the mintmark-only Yuan and Kung types, early round-holed coins are exceptionally rare and must have been cast in very limited quantities over a relatively short period of time. There is good evidence that the Kung and Yuan types are contemporary with each other, and probably circulated side by side.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 400 WESTERN HAN: Anonymous, ca. 175-119 BC, AE cash, H-7.18, S-96, Ban Liang, broken section of stone mold for manufacturing, Very Fine, RR, . This mold is of the standard reusable carved stone (steatite) type although all molds are rare today and most are found broken.. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos $1,200 Lot 401 LIU-SUNG: Anonymous, 420-479, AE cash, H-13.1, Si Zhu, light encrustation, Fine, R, . From group found in Gansu Province.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 402 QUIZI STATE: Anonymous, ca. 5-6th C, AE cash (1.75g), H-10.48, Wu Zhu in Chinese / Karosthi script, natural flan hole, Fine to Very Fine, R, . The Qiuzi Kingdom had established relations with the Western Han dynasty during the Emperor Wudi’s reign (141-87 B.C.). Qiuzi is the old Chinese transcription for the Tokharian name of Kucha. Qiuzi was a very important state midway along the Silk Road from the Han time to the Tang period. These coins had been found in the Kucha area in Xinjiang Province.. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $150 Lot 403 QUIZI STATE: Anonymous, ca. 5-6th C, AE cash (1.34g), H-10.48, Wu Zhu in Chinese / Karosthi script, small size flan, Fine, R, . The Qiuzi Kingdom had established relations with the Western Han dynasty during the Emperor Wudi’s reign (141-87 B.C.). Qiuzi is the old Chinese transcription for the Tokharian name of Kucha. Qiuzi was a very important state midway along the Silk Road from the Han time to the Tang period. These coins had been found in the Kucha area in Xinjiang Province.. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 404 CHENG HAN: Han Xing, 337-343, AE cash, H-12.7, crude thin flan, nice Very Fine. This is the first recorded use of a niánhào (reign title) appearing on a Chinese coin. From a small hoard found near Chengdu, Szechuan Province, this being the best example.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $65 Lot 405 T'ANG: Te Yi, rebel, 758-761, AE 100 cash (16.09g), H-14.140, lovely patina, choice Very Fine, S, . The rebel Shih Su Ming declared himself Emperor in AD 757 after killing Li Lung Chi's son. He controlled a large area, including the T'ang capital at Lo Yang and may have been more powerful than the official T'ang Emperor. And as such, he was in effect the actual ruler during this period. All his coins are scarce today.. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 406 CHU: Qian Feng, 925-951, iron cash (28.51g), H-15.64, Tian Ce on reverse, crude Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 407 MIN: Yong Long, 909-945, iron 100 cash, H-15.56, reverse min above, crescent below, Extremely Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $220 Lot 408 LIAO: Chong Xi, 1032-1055, AE cash, H-18.11, lovely Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $90 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $80 Lot 409 LIAO: Xian Yong, 1065-1074, AE cash, H-18.14, lovely Very Fine. Estimated Value $90 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $88 Lot 410 LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE cash, H-18.15, large kang, good Very Fine. Estimated Value $90 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $85 Lot 411 LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE cash, H-18.15, small kang, good Very Fine. Estimated Value $90 - 125. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 412 YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1350-1368, AE 10 cash (34.34g), FD-1811, H-19.117., date in Mongolian script, seu (AD 1358), denomination in Chinese below, dot above, attractive Very Fine, RRR, . The mongol emperor Ukhaatu Khan took the Chinese niánhào Zhi Zheng. He was born Toghun Temür and it was during his reign, the Yuan dynasty fell to the forces that became the Ming Dynasty. Toghun Temür was a buddhist student of Karmapas and is considered as a previous incarnation of Tai Situpa.. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 413 YUAN: Tian Yu, rebel, 1354-1357, AE cash (3.26g), H-19.135, yi (one) at reverse top, crude Very Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $340 Lot 414 YUAN: Tian Yu, rebel, 1354-1357, AE 3 cash, H-19.137. FD-1841, clear, Mongol character for "three"on reverse, nice patina, choice Very Fine, RRR, . Zhang Shicheng (Tian Yu) was a salt trader from Jiansgu Province. He rebelled against Mongol rule and took the self-appointed title, Prince of Wu of the Da Zhou Kingdom. He supposedly cast his coins from Buddhist statuary and bells taken from monasteries.. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $320 Lot 415 YÜAN: Ta Yi, rebel, 1360-1361, AE 3 cash (8.16g), H-19.147. S-1121, H-19.147. S-1121, nice Very Fine. Chen Youliang (Ta Yi) killed the rebel Xu Shouhoi in 1360. He changed the name of his domain to the Jan Kingdom with his capital at Wuchang in Hubei Province before relocating it to Nanking.. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 416 CH'ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, Cr-2.7, H-22.759., Cr-2.7, H-22.759., seed or "mother" coin, choice Extremely Fine, ex. Jess Yockers Collection, . Cast between November 1853 to March 1854.. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos $500 Lot 417 CH'ING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE 10 cash, Kiangsi Province, FD-2647, H-23—. Cr-15-10, seed or "mother" coin, likely a pattern cast before modern minting machinery arrived in 1901, unpublished, choice Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $210 Lot 418 CH'ING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE 10 cash (10.06g), Hunan Province, Cr-12-8, H-23—., Extremely Fine, RRR, . Very rare type and first either of us has encountered, very possibly a pattern, among the last before modern minting machinery arrived.. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 419 CH'ING: AR 1 tael (39.23g), silver 1 liang sycee, circular-shaped, stamped with four characters in circular stamp, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $85 Lot 420 CH'ING: AR 1 tael (44.77g), silver 1 liang sycee, circular-shaped, stamped with four characters in circular stamp, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $120 Lot 421 CHIHLI: AR dollar, year 34 (1908), Y-73.2, in the name of Kuang Hsu, long center spine to dragon, plain 4, better than usual strike for type, choice Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 422 SINKIANG: AR 2 miscals, Kashgar, AH1311, Y-17, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $150 Lot 423 SINKIANG: AR tael, Urumqi, year 7 (1918), Y-45.2, good strike, Extremely Fine. Ürümqi is the present day capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in western China. This taels were struck for only two years and most are from dies in various states of disintegration. Lustrous, well struck examples are rare today.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $105 Lot 424 SINKIANG: AR tael, Urumqi, year 6 (1917), Y-45, better than average strike, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Ürümqi is the present day capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in western China. This taels were struck for only two years and most are from dies in various states of disintegration. Lustrous, well struck examples are rare today.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 425 SZECHWAN: AE 5 cash, year 1 (1912), Y-441, lion on clouds, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photos $170 Lot 426 UIGHURISTAN: AE 10 cash, Kashgar, AH1352, Y-D38.2, Eastern Turkistan flag with partial fringe, excellent strike for type! crude Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos $150 Lot 427 UIGHURISTAN: AE 20 cash, Kashgar, AH1352, Y-E38.1, overstruck on earlier Sinkiang 10 cash, crude Fine to Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $110 Lot 428   Withdrawn. UNSOLD Lot 429 YUNNAN: AR dollar, ND (1920-22), Y-258.1, in the name of Kuang Hsu (posthumous), a lovely example of this type, lustrous, nearly Uncirculated. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $280 Lot 430 CHINA: AV GOLD 450 yuan, 1979, Y-9, year of the child, Proof. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos $608 Lot 431 CHINA: AV GOLD 400 yuan, 1981, Y-30, Chinese bronze age finds - Rhino, brilliant with a couple of hairlines, Proof. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos $950 Lot 432 CHINA: AV GOLD 100 yuan (31.1g), 1993, Y-614, panda seated on rock, scarcer date, NGC graded MS-69. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos $750 Lot 433 CHINA: AV GOLD 500 Yuan, 2006, Panda 1oz, 999 fine gold proof, ANACS graded Proof 69. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos $750 Lot 434 HONG KONG: AE mil, 1866, KM-3, mostly red Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $80 Lot 435 HONG KONG: AE cent, 1866, KM-4.1, red & brown Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $205 Lot 436 HONG KONG: Victoria, AR 5 cents, 1887, KM-5, NGC graded blazing luster MS-62. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos $75 Lot 437 HONG KONG: Victoria, AR 20 cents, 1868, KM-7, improperly cleaned with bad hairlines, NCS graded Sharpness of About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos $75 Lot 438 HONG KONG: AR dollar, 1868, KM-10, three large size Chinese chopmarks, lustrous About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $550 - 700. View details and enlarged photos $400 Lot 439 TIBET: AV GOLD 20 srang (11.34g), 1919, Y-22, 15-53, scarce, lightly cleaned, About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos $1,800 World Numismatic Auctions presented by: Clark Smith World Gold Coins 1537 4th Street, Suite b San Rafael, CA 94901 Steve Album Rare Coins Steve Album and Joe Lang PO Box 7386 Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Email: csmith1541@yahoo.com Tel: (415) 457-1371 Fax: (415) 457-0340 Website: www.coinvault.com Email: joe@stevealbum.com Tel: (707) 539-2120 Fax: (707) 539-3348 Website: www.stevealbum.com © Copyright 2007 World Numismatic Auctions