Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: CSS123B - China Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1182

(x) China, Western Han / Xin Dynasty, [Zhong Qian 82] bronze knife money, 'Qi Dao Wu Bai ', A.D. 7, minted during Huang Meng's first currency reform, 78.3x3.4mm, weighs 19.0g, 'Qi Dao Wu Bai' means one knife is the equivalent of 500 Wuzhu coins. A well preserved example, scarce


西漢王莽攝政年間契刀五百，首次幣制改革時發行，每枚法定價值相當於五百枚五銖錢，尺寸78.3x3.4毫米, 重19.0克，中乾 82。契刀五百一向罕見，此品自出土以來保存完好，相當難得

Estimate
HK$12,000 to HK$20,000