WARRING STATES: 475-221 BC, AE halberd, Jen p.5, Opitz p.154-5, 254 x 113mm, so-called "halberd head money"; the ji (halberd) was initially a hybrid between a spear and a dagger-axe; it was a relatively common infantry weapon in Ancient China, and was also used by cavalry and charioteers; encrusted with verdigris, packaged in a wooden box with a rubbing of this piece and a typed letter regarding this piece addressed to Mr. Leo A. Young dated 1955, Fine.
Estimate: 100-150 USD