Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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CHINA. Western Han Dynasty. "Gold Cake" Money, ND (ca. 206 B.C.-A.D. 8). Graded "80" by Huaxia Coin Grading Company.
63.8 mm X 11.8 mm; 187.10 gms. Uniface gilt bronze. According to the Shaanxi History Museum these did not actually circulate, but were used as awards and gifts from emperors and nobles. Missing gilding around edges with much verdigris throughout. An interesting piece worthy of further in-depth research.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1600.00
63.8 mm X 11.8 mm; 187.10 gms. Uniface gilt bronze. According to the Shaanxi History Museum these did not actually circulate, but were used as awards and gifts from emperors and nobles. Missing gilding around edges with much verdigris throughout. An interesting piece worthy of further in-depth research.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1600.00