CHINA. State of Qi. Three Character Knife Money, Warring States Period (ca. 400-220 B.C.).
49.17 gms. Hartill-4.6; Jen-26; FD-351. "Qi Fa Hua" (Qi legal money); Reverse: "Ji". Very minor evidence of tooling/smoothing. Dark patina with some blue and green hues. Mild soil deposits. All characters rather bold. BOLD VERY FINE.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00