Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 23

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.62g), H-3.330, flat handle square foot spade type, lin in archaic script, VF, ex Ji...

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.62g), H-3.330, flat handle square foot spade type, lin in archaic script, VF, ex Ji...

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.89g), H-3.330, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, lin in archaic scrip

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.51g), H-3.330, flat handle square foot spade type, lin in archaic script, Fine, ex Ji

WARRING STATES: State of Han, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.89g), H-3.334, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, lu in archaic script,

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.67g), H-3.343, flat handle square foot spade type, nie in archaic script, a lovely exa

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.08g), H-3.343, flat handle square foot spade type, nie in archaic script, a lovely exa

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.27g), H-3.355, flat handle square foot spade type, ping yang in archaic script, long

WARRING STATES: Liang/Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.78g), H-3.358, flat handle square foot spade type, ping yang in archaic script, Fine, ex

WARRING STATES: State of Han, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.67g), H-3.373, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, uncertain characters,

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.85g), H-3.373, flat handle square foot spade type, qi bei in archaic script, Fine, ex

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (4.94g), H-3.373, flat handle square foot spade type, qi bei in archaic script, Fine, ex

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.07g), H-3.373, flat handle square foot spade type, qi bei in archaic script, Fine, ex

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.73g), H-3.403, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, xiang yuan in archai

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.25g), H-3.403var, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, xiang yuan in arc

WARRING STATES: State of Han, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.91g), H-3.417, flat handle square foot spade type, zhai yang in archaic script, Fine,

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (4.86g), H-3.423, flat handle square foot spade type, zhi in archaic script, small natur

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.37g), H-3.439, flat handle square foot spade type, shi in archaic script, Fine to VF,

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.84g), H-3.439, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, uncertain character,

WARRING STATES: Anonymous, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.27g), H-3.453, flat handle square foot spade type, lan or zheng in archaic script, Fine t

WARRING STATES: State of Yan, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.38g), H-3.453, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, lan or zheng in archa

WARRING STATES: State of Chu, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (36.31g), H-3.470, large flat handle square foot spade type, pei bi dang jin on obverse,

WARRING STATES: State of Chu, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (33.21g), H-3.470, large flat handle square foot spade type, pei bi dang jin on obverse,

WARRING STATES: State of Chu, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (35.71g), H-3.470, large flat handle square foot spade type, pei bi dang jin on obverse,

WARRING STATES: Anonymous, ca. 350-250 BC, AE spade money (11.27g), H-3.482, flat handle round footed spade type, archaic lin obverse, yi on reverse,

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (53.37g), H-4.6, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic s

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (44.17g), H-4.6e, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (46.93g), H-4.6e, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (49.09g), H-4.6i, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (45.95g), H-4.6j, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (9.42g), H-6.3, S-73, yuan at right in archaic characters, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (8.23g), H-6.3, yuan at right in archaic characters, crude Fine to VF, ex Jess Yocker Collection.

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (9.62g), H-6.3, archaic yuan at right, with some encrustation, Fine.

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 300-220 BC, AE cash (5.08g), H-6.24, yi si hua ([City of] Yi, four hua) in archaic characters, large flan defect, acid cl

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 300-220 BC, AE cash (8.92g), H-6.25, yi liu hua ([City of] Yi, six hua) in archaic script, acid cleaned, VF, ex D

WARRING STATES:LOT of 'fish money' (6), bronze cast in shape of fish left, some with scales; 'dragon bridge money' (3), bronze cast ...

WARRING STATES:LOT of Chinese bronze knife money 400-220 BC, nice group of 6 different reverse characters, all in VF quality, plus two straight knives

WARRING STATES/HAN DYNASTY:LOT of 4 Warring States Period and/or Western Han Dynasty weapons/parts including; 325mm x 61mm bronze short sword, 92mm x

WARRING STATES/HAN DYNASTY:LOT of 8 bronze belt hooks, 50mm plain type, 66mm plain type, 75mm plain type, 69mm plain type, 87mm scalloped design, 97mm

QIN: Anonymous, 300-200 BC, AE cash (9.58g), H-7.6, 35mm, ban liang in archaic script, lovely style, VF, ex Dan Bloxsom Collection.

QIN: Anonymous, 300-200 BC, AE cash (16.05g), H-7.6, 39mm, ban liang in archaic script, with casting sprue, VF, ex Dan Bloxsom Collection.

QIN: Anonymous, 300-200 BC, AE cash (10.02g), H-7.6, 36mm, ban liang in archaic script, VF, ex Dan Bloxsom Collection.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (12.81g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, EF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (10.19g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, some light encrustation, traces of origina

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (11.85g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, lovely VF to EF, ex Jiùjinshan Coll...

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (12.87g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, with casting sprues on both feet, VF to EF

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (12.86g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE spade money (10.05g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (value 1000), cast from 10-14 AD, VF, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.

HAN: 83mm, bronze hand mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD), vanity legend around crescent decorated center with small knob, some verdigris, VF, ex Arth

HAN: 74mm, bronze hand mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD), outer crescent border, inner circle with raised knobs on circle, central knob, earthen hues

LOT WITHDRAWN

QIUZI STATE: Anonymous, 5th-6th century, AE cash (1.97g), H-10.48, XN-65, wu shu, reverse in yet undeciphered Qiuzi script, VF, ex Wéiduolì...

SHU: Anonymous, 221-265, AE cash (6.35g), H-11.11, zhi bai wu zhu in archaic script, wei at left on reverse, VF.

CHENG HAN: Han Xing, 303-347, AE cash (1.21g), H-12.6, inscription read from right to left, encrusted, Fine. Li Shou of Sichuan adopted the period t

LATER ZHAO: Han Xing, 303-347, AE cash (1.10g), H-12.7, inscription read from top to bottom, encrusted, Fine. Li Shou of Sichuan adopted the period

NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash (5.07g), H-13.32, seal script, yong tong wan guo (everlasting circulation in ten thousand kingdoms), EF, S.

NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash (4.92g), H-13.32, seal script, yong tong wan guo (everlasting circulation in ten thousand kingdoms), EF, ex

NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash (5.16g), H-13.32, seal script, yong tong wan guo (everlasting circulation in ten thousand kingdoms), VF, ex

TANG: De Zong, 780-783, AE cash (4.55g), H-14.133, jian zhong tong bao, Fine to VF, R. Judging by their find spots, these coin were likely cast by

TANG: De Yi, rebel, 758-759, AE large cash (19.02g), H-14.141, first issue of Shi Siming, crescent above on reverse, bold VF, ex Wéiduolìy...

TANG: Shun Tian, rebel, 758-761, AE cash (21.02g), H-14.147, crescent on reverse, Fine to VF, R. Shi Siming (Shun Tian) was a general of the Tang D

TANG: Shun Tian, rebel, 758-761, AE 100 cash, H-14.147, crescent above on reverse, tooling on reverse, Fine, ex Jiùjinshan Collection. Shi S...

TANG: Shun Tian, rebel, 759-761, AE large cash (16.98g), H-14.148, second issue of Shi Siming, crescent and dot above on reverse, Fine to VF, ex W&#...

MIN: Kai Yuan, 909-945, large lead cash (36.18g), H-15.51, min (for Fujian area) above, crescent below, Fine Min was one of the 'Ten Kingdoms...

FIVE DYNASTIES: LOT of Tang; 5 kai yuan, 6 qian yuan (including some large size examples), Later Zhou; 2 zhou yuan, Former Shu; 2 guang tian, 1 qian d

LATER JIN: Tian Fu, 936-947, AE cash (2.49g), H-15.3, left shoulder yuan, chipped flan, Good to Very Good, R, ex Jiùjinshan Collection.

LIAO: Ying Li, 951-969, AE cash (3.78g), H-18.04, Zeno-7535 (this piece), VF, RRRR, ex Shèngbidébao Collection. Listed by Hartill as ra...

LIAO: Tong He, 983-1011, AE cash (4.93g), H-18.07, Zeno-7534 (this piece), left shoulder yuan variety, Very Good, RR, ex Shèngbidébao Coll...

LIAO: Jing Fu, 1031-1032, AE cash (4.43g), H-—, Zeno-5928 (this piece), extremely rare and recently discovered for the first time, VF, RRRR, ex Sh&#...

LIAO: Qing Ning, 1055-1064, AE cash (3.18g), H-18.13, Zeno-41032 (this piece), alternative calligraphy for the ruler's name, Fine to VF, ex Sh&#...

LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE cash (3.76g), H-18.16, Fine.

LOT WITHDRAWN

LIAO: Ta Kang, 1075-1084, AE cash (3.65g), H-18.16, with old collector's number in ink on reverse, lovely specimen for type! Fine to VF, S.

LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE amuletic multiple cash (11.02g), Zeno-16076 (this piece), da kang yuan bao, some very old light tooling in the fields, lo

LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE amuletic multiple cash (15.64g), Zeno-16078 (this piece), da kang yuan bao, bold calligraphy, pierced twice (for attachme

LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE amuletic multiple cash (28.21g), year 1, Zeno-1586 (this piece), da kang yuan nian ("Da Kang first year [1075]&quo...

LIAO: Da Kang, 1075-1084, AE amuletic multiple cash (46.79g), year 6, Zeno-1511 (this piece), 49mm, da kang liu nian ("Da Kang year six [1080]&...

LIAO: Da An, 1085-1094, AE cash (3.22g), H-18.17, short an variety, Fine to VF, ex Shèngbidébao Collection.

LIAO: Da An, 1085-1094, AE cash (3.07g), H-18.18, Zeno-14346 (this piece), long an variety, this is the rarer of the two varieties, VF, R, ex Sh...

LIAO: Qian Tong, 1101-1110, AE cash (2.54g), H-18.21, VF, ex Shèngbidébao Collection.

LIAO: Tian Qing, 1111-1120, AE amuletic multiple cash (20.74g), Zeno-16075 (this piece), tian qing yuan bao, bold VF, R, ex Shèngbidébao C...

LIAO: AE temple coin (2.83g), huang di wan sui ("May the Emperor live ten thousand years"), choice VF, ex Shèngbidébao Collection.

LIAO: AE temple coin (2.22g), qian qiu wan sui ("A thousand autumns and ten thousand years"), formal design on reverse, VF, ex Shèngb...

LIAO: AE temple coin (1.76g), qian qiu wan sui ("A thousand autumns and ten thousand years"), two thick crescents on reverse, VF, ex Sh...

LIAO: AE temple coin (1.10g), qian qiu wan sui ("A thousand autumns and ten thousand years"), blank reverse, Fine, ex Shèngbidéb...

LIAO: AE temple coin (2.17g), wu nan er nu ("Five sons two daughters"), inscription on both sides, Fine, ex Shèngbidébao Collect...

LIAO: AE temple coin (0.95g), Zeno-14899 (this piece), xiao quan zhi yi ("small coin, exactly one"), probably unpublished, Very Good, R, e...

LIAO: AE charm (10.54g), Zeno-5779 (this piece), chang ming da ji ("Longevity and great good luck") / two dragons, said to have been found...

LIAO: AE charm (7.91g), qian qiu wan sui ("A thousand autumns and ten thousand years"), uncertain reverse design, VF, ex Shèngbid...

LIAO: AE charm (5.85g), qian qiu wan sui ("A thousand autumns and ten thousand years"), blank reverse, two fish attached, Fine to VF, R, e...

WESTERN LIAO: Xu Xing, 1151-1164, AE 2 cash (8.18g), H-—, 28mm, barbarous local calligraphy, lovely patination, unique, VF, RRRR, ex Shèngbid&#...

WESTERN LIAO: Xu Xing, 1151-1164, AE cash (7.67g), H-—, 24mm, thick flan, most likely a mother mu qián or sample yang qián coin, dot below...

STATE OF QI: Fu Chang, 1130-1137, AE 5 cash (10.97g), H-18.79, with zhong bao legend, seal script, EF, RRR, ex Shèngbidébao Collection. ...

STATE OF QI: Fu Chang, 1130-1137, AE 3 cash (10.19g), H-18.79, with zhong bao legend, seal script, a beautiful example, EF, RRRR, ex Shèngbid&#...

STATE OF QI: Fu Chang, 1130-1137, AE 3 cash (7.67g), H-18.80, with zhong bao legend, orthodox script, pleasing example, VF, RRRR, ex Shèngbid&#...

WESTERN XIA: Yuan De, 1119-1126, AE cash (3.03g), H-18.91, Zeno-64 (this piece), Li script, lovely example, VF to EF, RRR, ex Shèngbidébao...

WESTERN XIA: Da An, 1074-1084, AE cash (3.87g), H-18.91, t-ha-h ray lee ndzen in Tangut script (da an bao qian in Chinese), attractive VF, RRR, ex S...

WESTERN XIA: Tian Sheng, 1149-1169, AE cash (3.37g), H-18.99s, Zeno-916 (this piece), tie mu ("iron mother"), a copper mother coin for iro...

WESTERN XIA: Qian You, 1170-1193, AE cash (2.87g), H-18.101, ts-hee-oo-h 'oo ' lee ' ndzen in Tangut script (for Chinese qian you bao qi...

WESTERN XIA:LOT of 4 pieces: Tian Sheng, 1149-1169, H-18.97, copper (VF) and H-18-99, iron (bold VF); and Qian You, 1170-1193, H-18.104, iron (2 pcs,