Watch List notes:

China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, obverse inscribed 'Wan li feng hou', reverse showing tiger, 31.2*1.6mm, 9.0g, Zhong Qian 75. Extremely rare. Note: Wan li feng hou is an expression first found in A Biography of Ban Chao included in A History of Posterior Han written by Fan Ye in the sixth century AD. Ban Chao (32-102 AD) was a famous military stragegist and diplomat during the Eastern Han period, as an embodiment of both military accomplishments and high literary talents. There are a few different types of charms with the same inscriptions. While they typically show the more common dragon and phoenix motif on the reverse, the present piece is thus far unique: The reverse of the coin shows a tiger on the left of the central hole representing military accomplishments and a cabinet holding roles of writing, representing literary talents..

Estimate: 2000 - 5000