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Auction CSS92C  13 Apr 2023
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Lot 2383

Estimate: 1000 HKD
Price realized: 2200 HKD
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China: Song-Yuan Dynasty (960-1368 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, obverse inscribed 'Tian xia tai ping' in seal script, reverse showing human figures, 23.3*2.2mm, 3.8g. Extremely fine, high relief, very 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: 1000 - 3000
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