Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
April 2017 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-E 3-5 April 2017
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CHINA. State of Chu. "Yuan Jin" Gold Cube Money, Warring States Period (ca. 475-221 B.C.). VERY FINE.
10.72 gms. History of Chinese Currency-pg. 7, #1; H-5.1. Made in what is now Hubei province, it was cut from larger bars which allowed for the making of small denominations. Historically this is China's first gold currency with a fixed shape and size. Earthen encrustation prevalent. One corner is rounded. VERY FINE.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00
10.72 gms. History of Chinese Currency-pg. 7, #1; H-5.1. Made in what is now Hubei province, it was cut from larger bars which allowed for the making of small denominations. Historically this is China's first gold currency with a fixed shape and size. Earthen encrustation prevalent. One corner is rounded. VERY FINE.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00