Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2019 Hong Kong Auction 19-21 Aug 2019
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This example was cut from larger bars which allowed for the making of small denominations, in this case, fractions of cubes were separated from a larger set. Hartill conjectures that these stamped shapes were not meant to be specific weight units, but rather to validate the larger gold block. Historically this is China's first gold currency with a fixed shape and size.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00