Auction: CSS36 - Banknotes, Bonds & Shares and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1337
Spring and Autumn Period: State of Chu, an uncut block of 2 gold 'Ying Yuan', clear and distinct ancient text on both pieces, sharp borders, weighs 32 grams,
graded Zhong Qian UNC and very rare as an uncut pair
“郢爰”金版,春秋戰國時期—楚國金版,郢爰”為古代黃金貨幣,是楚國的一種稱量貨幣,也是我國最早的原始黃金鑄幣。“郢”為楚都城名,“爰”為貨幣重量單位,其含金量在90%以上,品質上好的可達到99%。使用時,根據需要將金版或金餅切割成零星小塊,然後通過特定的等臂天平,稱量使用。郢爰在古代貨幣中,有著非常重要的歷史文化價值,此枚金幣原味包漿,金質泛紅,一眼開門,幣面無傷,保存非常完整。雙聯印的極為罕見,中幹評級完全未使用狀態(UNC)重32克
Estimate
HK$60,000 to HK$80,000