China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, Guangdong mint production, obverse inscribed 'Da feng zu shi' in seal script, reverse showing Bagua, 34.8*1.7mm, 9.4g, Zhong Qian 80. Extremely fine, extremely rare. Note: Da Feng is the Buddhist title of Lin Ling-e (1039-1127), a native of Wenzhou in Zhejiang. He escaped to Swatow during the Jingkang Rebellion at the end of the Northern Song. He became a well-known and respected Buddhist monk there for his charitable deeds and is widely known as Zu shi, the Patriarch. A temple dedicated to him can still be found to this day in Jieyang, Guangdong Province..
Estimate: 1000 - 3000