CHINA. State of Qi. Three Character Knife Money, Warring States Period (ca. 400-220 B.C.).
43.14 gms. Hartill-4.6; Jen-26; FD-351. "Qi Fa Hua" (Qi legal money); Reverse: Unknown. Tip of knife broken off and a few chips in side edge. Some light tooling is evident, but was done with care, leaving a nice green patina over most of the surfaces. VERY FINE.
Estimate: $500.00- $700.00