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Auction: CSS86B - The Prestigious Academic Reference Collection Of The Late Dr Werner Burger - Part 2
Lot: 1054

China: Spring and Autumn Period, patterned bronze bridge money, (ca. 220-280 AD), 111x50x2mm, its status as a currency in circulation is questionable as bridge money were all unearthed in tombs of the era, and may be considered as money for the Underworld or for the auspicious meaning of a smooth cross over to the Underworld, also two 'ant nose money', the bridge money VF, damaged tips on both left and right, green and natural patina. The ant nose coins extremely fine. Dr. Werner Burger Collection (3). [1, 322]


春秋時期磬幣一枚，111x50x2mm，其流通貨幣地位存疑，因為磬幣都在墓葬中出土，可能是陰間錢，帶順利穿越冥界之含意，另有兩枚蟻鼻錢，磬幣VF，其左及右角有缺， 蟻鼻錢EF品相

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