Watch List notes:

China: Ming-Qing Dynasty (1368-1911 CE), openwork charm, two dragons, 59.4*4.1mm, 63.3g, Zhong Qian 85. First issue, thick and heavy, extremely fine, extremely rare. Note: This is the same example that is used in Dr Burger's article on Chinese charms entitled Coins Which are Not Money: Cultural Functions and Symbolism collected in the book Money in Asia (1200-1900): Small Currencies in Social and Political Contexts edited by Jane Kate Leonard and Ulrich Theobald, Brill 2022..

Estimate: 3000 - 8000