Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 37

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (47.14g), H-3.6e, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archai

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (45.12g), H-4.6, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (47.69g), H-4.6m, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archai

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 400-300 BC, AE spade money (15.13g), H-3.46, flat handle arch foot spade (dang lie) type, liang zheng bi bai dang li

WARRING STATES: Anonymous, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.01g), H-3.175, square foot spade, sharp-cornered type, gong in archaic script, light patina,

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.19g), H-3.182, flat handle square foot spade type, an yang in archaic script, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.65g), H-3.182, flat handle square foot spade type, an yang in archaic script, encrustati

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (4.96g), H-3.183, flat handle square foot spade type, an yang in archaic script, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.82g), H-3.330, flat handle square foot spade type, lin in archaic script, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Zhao, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (4.31g), H-3.403, flat handle square foot spade money, small flan type, xiang yuan in archa

WARRING STATES: State of Yan, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.06g), H-3.366, square foot spade, ping yin in archaic script, green patina, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Han, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (5.57g), H-3.417, flat handle square foot spade type, zhai yang in archaic script, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Han, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (6.27g), H-3.417, flat handle square foot spade type, zhai yang in archaic script, VF.

WARRING STATES: State of Han, 350-250 BC, AE spade money (3.62g), H-3.420, square foot spade, zhai yang in archaic script, VF.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 50 cash (5.88g), H-9.8, da quan wu shi, double-sided inscriptions, VF, RR.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 1000 cash (14.48g), Haberer-9.29, da bu heng qian (large spade, one thousand), part of the "Ten Spades" se...

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE cash (4.22g), H-9.32, huo quan, with center hole left intact with cross and dot at center, Fine to VF, RR.

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE cash (21.54g), H-9.60, 30mm, large size and heavy bing (biscuit) huo quan, a lovely example! VF.

SIX DYNASTIES: Anonymous, 5th-6th century, AE cash (1.52g), H-10.49, wu zhu, reverse in yet undeciphered Qiuzi script, reverse inverted, light encrus

SHU: Anonymous, 221-265, AE cash (9.66g), H-11.1, zhi bai wu zhu in archaic script, superb quality example with lovely patina! VF to EF.

SHU: Anonymous, 221-265, AE cash (6.42g), H-11.12, zhi bai wu zhu in archaic script, wei at left, shi carved above on reverse, superb quality example

NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 547-549, AE cash (2.58g), H-13.35, tai qing feng le, encrusted as normal, but with lovely crystallization from burial that

TANG: Qing Feng, 759-762, AE 50 cash (12.04g), H-14.106, extra circle and inverted crescent on reverse, VF. Coins of the first issue, in 758, were

TANG: Da Li, 766-779, AE cash (4.33g), H-14-130, da li yuan bao, VF. Judging by their find spots, these coins were likely cast by the local governm

TANG: Da Li, 766-779, AE cash (3.57g), H-14.130, attractive patina, VF. Judging by their find spots, these coins were likely cast by the local gove

TANG: Jian Zhong, 780-783, AE cash (2.89g), H-14-133, jian zhong tong bao, Fine to VF. Judging by their find spots, these coins were likely cast by

GAOCHANG KINGDOM: Anonymous, 460-640, AE cash, H-14.136, gao chang ji li (Gaochang auspicious profit), Fine, RRR. Gaochang is the site of an ancie

FORMER SHU: Tong Zheng, 907-918, AE cash (3.39g), H-15.31, extra dot to left of tong, much better than most examples encountered! VF. Issued by Wan

CHU: Qian Feng, 925-951, iron 10 cash (25.85g), H-15.62, qian feng quán bao, tian above on reverse, a superb example for type! EF, R. Acco

CHU: Qian Feng, 925-951, iron 10 cash (28.04g), H-15.65, qian feng quán bao, ce above on reverse, a superb example for type! EF, R. Accord

CHU: Qian Feng, 925-951, iron 10 cash (26.85g), H-15.65, qian feng quán bao, tian fu above on reverse, an attractive example for type! EF, R.

FIVE DYNASTIES: gilt AE charm (39.75g), 55mm, four characters // four mythical animals, ornaments in obverse field and ornate rim designs, natural ca

WESTERN LIAO (Qara Khitay): Daoist pendant tablet (charm) (20.87g), cf. Zeno-109899 (very similar), 31 x 62mm copper/brass; stylized Chinese chara

WESTERN LIAO (Qara Khitay) AE private seal, Zeno-175237 (this piece), with a stylized legend interpreted as Wu Xing in Chinese; allegedly found near

SONG: AE charm (24.33g), CCH-515, 43mm, pictorial charm with Doumu and her nine children, Fine, RR. Doumu, often entitled with the honorific Tianh

NORTHERN SONG: Tai Ping, 976-989, AE cash (2.97g), H-16.16, mu qián (mother coin), VF to EF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Jing De, 1004-1007, AE cash (4.09g), H-16.49, mu qián (mother coin), VF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Tian Sheng, 1023-1031, AE cash (3.62g), H-16.73, seal script, mu qián (mother coin), VF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Zhi Ping, 1064-1067, AE cash (4.14g), H-16.158, seal script, mu qián (mother coin), EF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Yuan Feng, 1078-1085, AE cash (4.32g), H-16.237, running hand script, mu qián (mother coin), VF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Tian Sheng, 1023-1031, AE cash (3.62g), H-16.290, seal script, mu qián (mother coin), VF to EF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Yuan Fu, 1098-1100, AE cash (4.28g), H-16.343, running hand script, mu qián (mother coin), VF, RR.

NORTHERN SONG: Chong Ning, 1102-1106, AE 10 cash (10.91g), H-16.400, slender golden script, mu qián (mother coin), faint tooling in fields,

NORTHERN SONG: Da Guan, 1107-1110, AE 10 cash (18.92g), H-16.426, Slender Golden script, rosette center hole, VF.

NORTHERN SONG: Zheng He, 1111-1117, AE cash (5.37g), H-16.442, Li script, mu qián (mother coin), EF, RR.

SOUTHERN SONG: Jian Yan, 1127-1130, AE cash (3.71g), H-17.5, mu qián (mother coin), EF, RR.

SOUTHERN SONG: Shao Xing, 1131-1162, AE cash (2.78g), H-17.52, rare in regular script, Fine, RR.

SOUTHERN SONG: Chun Xi, 1174-1189, large AE cash (6.45g), Baoquan mint, Hubei Province, H-17.241, quan above on reverse, small mint name, nice patina

WESTERN XIA: Huang Jian, 1210-1211, AE cash (4.21g), H-18.108, lovely quality for type! VF, S.

YUAN: Da Yuan, 1310-1311, AE 10 cash (20.68g), H-19.46, ta üen tong baw in Mongol 'Phags-pa script (da yuan tong bao in Chinese), light c...

YUAN: Da Yuan, 1310-1311, AE 10 cash (23.39g), H-19.46, ta üen tong baw in Mongol 'Phags-pa script (da yuan tong bao in Chinese), large f...

YUAN: Da Yi, rebel, 1360-1361, AE cash (4.17g), H-19.145, Fine, S. Chen Youliang (Da Yi) was the founder of the insurgent state of Dahan in the l

YUAN: Da Yi, rebel, 1360-1361, AE 2 cash (5.86g), H-19.146, some natural casting holes, Fine to VF, S. Chen Youliang (Da Yi) was the founder of t

YUAN: Da Yi, rebel, 1360-1361, AE 3 cash (9.83g), H-19.147, attractive patination, VF, S. Chen Youliang (Da Yi) was the founder of the insurgent

YUAN: bronze mirror (248.21g), 93mm, lion, tiger and various animals around center button, surrounded by inscriptions in clerical script: qing g

MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 3 cash (7.78g), H-20.87, san qian at right on reverse, encrusted, Fine.

MING: Wan Li, 1573-1620, AE cash (2.14g), H-20.164, qian abbreviated at right on reverse, Very Good, R.

MING: Chong Zhen, 1628-1644, AE cash (2.48g), Old Mint, Nanjing, H-20.268, jiu above on reverse, very clear mint name, Fine, RR.

MING: Chong Zhen, 1628-1644, AE cash (3.03g), Board of Works mint, Nanjing, H-20.327, gong above, er below on reverse, Fine, S.

NAN MING: Da Ming, 1644-1646, AE cash (3.74g), H-21.25, VF. Issue of the Prince of Lu. He did not take the title of Emperor, but only "Admin...

NAN MING: Xing Chao, 1648-1657, AE 10 cash (28.08g), H-21.13, 51mm, yi fen on reverse, copper (tóng) color, VF.

NAN MING: Zhao Wu, 1678, AE cash (3.66g), H-21.110, seal script, superb for type! Fine to VF.

QING: Nurhachi, 1616-1626, AE cash (6.28g), H-7.22, with his regnal name tian ming in Chinese script, one dot tong variety, a lovely example! VF to E

QING: Nurhachi, 1616-1626, AE cash (4.63g), H-22.2, abkai fulingga han jiha in Manchu script, copper (tóng) color, Fine, ex Jim Farr Collect

QING: Dao Guang, 1820-1850, AE palace cash (5.24g), Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.586, East branch mint, cast 1824-31, type B, small guang type

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash (29.28g), Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.707, 48mm, West branch mint, cast 1854-55, brass (huáng

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash (43.98g), Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.710, 50mm, West branch mint, cast 1854-55, brass (huán

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 20 cash (36.85g), Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.781, 46mm, one dot tong, cast 1853-55, copper (tóng) col

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash (51.09g), Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, H-22.868, 55mm, cast 1854-56, brass (huáng tóng) col

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, LOT of 4 AE 10 cash coins including Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, and Guizhou Provincial issues, average circulated quality,

QING: Tong Zhi, 1862-1874, AE palace cash (28.39g), Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-26.3, 43mm, "curtain-hanging money", tian xia tai pi...

QING: Tong Zhi, 1862-1874, AE charm (5.82g), CCH-205, Birthday cash type, fu shou (happiness & longevity) on reverse, Fine, ex Jim Farr Collec...

QING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE cash, Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, ND (1898), H-22.1355. Hsu-182, pattern type, environmental damage, PCGS graded AU d

QING: Guang Xu, 1875-1909, AE 10 cash, Fengtien Province, ND (1899), H-22.1378, Y-81, large characters type, PCGS graded AU55, ex James Farr Collecti

QING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE cash (3.15g), Hangzhou mint, Zhejiang Province, H-22.1418, Hsu-151, struck 1887-88, nominal weight of 9 fen, EF.

REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AE 2 cash (3.46g), Fujian Province, H-24.5, fu jian tong bao // Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flags either side, er wen (two

REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AE 2 cash (3.93g), Fujian Province, H-24.5, fu jian tong bao // Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flags either side, er wen (two

REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AE 2 cash (4.23g), Fujian Province, H-24.5, fu jian tong bao // Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flags either side, er wen (two

CHOPMARKED COINS: MEXICO: Republic, AR 8 reales, 1893-Go, KM-377.8, assayer RS, with Chinese xixi (double happiness) character on obverse in red tape

CHOPMARKED COINS: THAILAND: Rama VI, 1910-1925, AR baht, BE2460 (1917), Y-45, type II, thick letters, with single Chinese merchant chopmark in obvers

CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AE 2 cash, CD1905, Y-8, CL-HB.11; Duan-2466, a lovely example, PCGS graded MS63 BR.

CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AE 10 cash, ND (1903-05), Y-412a, cleaned, PCGS graded AU details, ex James Farr Collection.

CHINA: Kuang-hsü, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1908), Y-14, L&M-11, light scratches, dragon reverse, one-year type, NGC graded EF details.

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1911), Y-28, L&M-41, Imperial dragon chasing flaming pearl, scratch, PCGS graded EF details,...

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1911), Y-28, L&M-41, Imperial dragon chasing flaming pearl, PCGS graded EF40.

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1908-1911, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1911), Y-28, L&M-41, Imperial dragon chasing flaming pearl, lightly cleaned, NGC graded VF d...

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), Y-31, L&M-37, extra flame variety, with one small Chinese merchant chopmark, PCGS grade...

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), Y-31, L&M-37, no dot after DOLLAR, extra flame, couple small Chinese merchant chopmarks...

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), Y-31, L&M-37, variety with extra flame, graffiti, toned, PCGS graded EF details.

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), Y-31, L&M-37, extra flame variety, graffiti, PCGS graded EF details.

CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), Y-31, L&M-37, extra flame variety, couple of small Chinese merchant chopmarks, PCGS gra...

CHINA: Republic, AR dollar, ND (1912), Y-321, L&M-45, Li Yuan Hung in military uniform without cap, superb iridescent rainbow toning, a fantast...

CHINA: Republic, AR dollar, ND (1912), Y-321, L&M-45, Li Yuan Hung in military uniform without cap, variety with double die on both sides, hars...

CHINA: Republic, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-326, L&M-66, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, PCGS graded MS64.

CHINA: Republic, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-326, L&M-66, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, PCGS graded MS62.

CHINA: Republic, AR 10 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-326, L&M-66, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, bright white luster! PCGS graded MS62.

CHINA: Republic, AR 20 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-322, L&M-65, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, PCGS graded MS64.

CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-328, L&M-64, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, PCGS graded MS62.

CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-328, L&M-64, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, environmental damage, PCGS graded AU details, ex ...

CHINA: Republic, AR 50 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-328, L&M-64, Yuan Shi Kai in military uniform, PCGS graded EF40.