| Spink > Auction CSS86B | Auction date: 7 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1061 Price realized: 22,000 HKD (Approx. 2,817 USD / 2,679 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China: Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Western Han Dynasty and Xin Dynasty, a group of around 146x cash coins, consisting of: Spring and Autumn Period (ca. 660-476 B.C.), State of Zhou - 1x hollow-handled square shoulder spade money; Warring States Period (475-221 BC), State of Wei - 1x 'Qi Yuan Yi Jin', State of Qi - 1x 'Yi Liu Hua', 1x 'Qi Fa Hua' knife money, State of Chu - 4x ant nose money; 40x 'Ban Liang' coins which were in circulation in the state of Qin during the Warring States Period to Qin Dynasty till early Western Han Dynasty (ca. 472-118 B.C.); Xin Dynasty - 1x flat-footed spade 'Huo Bu', 31x 'Huo Quan' cash coins; 64x Wuzhu cash coins and 2x uncut Wuzhu cash coin branches straight from the coin casting molds (aka 'immortal ascension trees' for the deceased to use as a ladder to paradise), circa early Western Han Dynasty till the end of Sui Dynasty (118 B.C.-618A.D.); mix condition, with more than a few coins being reference coins, viewing recommended, sold as is and no returns (146) . Dr. Werner Burger Collection [323]. Estimate: 1200 - 2000 |  |
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| Spink > Auction CSS86B | Auction date: 7 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1067 Price realized: 4,000 HKD (Approx. 512 USD / 487 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China: Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty to Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, a group of around 260x cash coins, consisting of: 3x wuzhu cash coins from Sui Dynasty (ca. 581-618 A.D.); 198x 'Kai Yuan Tong Bao' of Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (ca. 618-690, 705-907 A.D., ca. 902-979 A.D.); 52x 'Qian Yuan Zhong Bao' of Tang Dynasty's An Lushan Rebellion; 2x 'Qian Feng Quan Bao' of Tang Dynasty (ca. 666-668 A.D.); 1x 'Ying Sheng Yuan Bao' of Northern Yan (ca. 911 A.D.); 1x 'Da Shu Tong Bao' of Ten Kingdom's Later Shu (ca. 934-937); 1x 'Da Qi Tong Bao' of Ten Kingdom's Southern Tang (ca. 937-942 A.D.); 3x 'Han Yuan Tong Bao' of Five Dynasty's Later Han (ca. 948-950 A.D.); 1x 'Zhou Yuan Tong Bao' of Five Dynasty's Later Zhou, (ca. 955-960 A.D.); mix condition, with more than a few coins being reference coins, viewing recommended, sold as is and no returns (263). Dr. Werner Burger Collection [324]. Estimate: 1500 - 2500 |  |
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| Spink > Auction CSS86B | Auction date: 7 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 1056 Price realized: 6,000 HKD (Approx. 768 USD / 731 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: China: Warring States Period, (475-221 BC), a group of 3x bronze square foot spade coins, two of the Anyang mint square foot spades were of the State of Qin, the final sqaure foot spade of the Qibei Mint was from the State of Qi; measuring 44.6x1.4mm, 4.4g; 43.8x1.1mm, 5.5g; and 45.1x1.3mm, 5.8g respectively, graded Zhong Qian 82, 82 and 80 respectively. Dr. Werner Burger Collection. (3) [2-4, 17]. Estimate: 1600 - 2600 |  |
