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| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3822 Price realized: 90 USD (Approx. 77 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (2.6g), H-15.145, wu wu, graded 75(06) by GBCA Grading Company, artificial defect, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3833 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 154 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (2.2g), kai yuan tong bao // kai yuan wu wu, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3841 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 111 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (2.6g), kai yuan tong bao, lan at right on reverse>, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3840 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 154 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (2.3g), kai yuan tong bao // qian heng tong bao, graded 78 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3825 Price realized: 110 USD (Approx. 94 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (3.6g), H-15.148var, wu wu // jin si, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3826 Price realized: 90 USD (Approx. 77 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SOUTHERN HAN: Anonymous, 900-971, lead cash (3.4g), H-15.148var, wu wu // jin san, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. These were part of a series of crude lead cash coins attributed to the Southern Han / Chu area cast circa 900-971 based on Tang Dynasty inscriptions. There is a very great variety of such coins; some have crescents on the reverse, others a variety of characters. The 'kai' character sometimes looks like the character 'yong.' The characters and legends often are reversed because the incompetent workmen had not mastered the art of engraving in negative to make the molds. Some specimens have meaningless characters. Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
