Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 49 | June 13-16, 2024

WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (53.00g), H-4.1, Five Character type, an yang zhi fa hua (the authorized currency of An Yang)

WARRING STATES: State of Yan, 600-400 BC, AE knife money (15.70g), H-4.31, pointed-tip knife money, with undeciphered text in archaic script, light en

YUTIAN KINGDOM: AE 6 zhu (3.87g), Cribb-2, located in the Khotan region in China: in the name of Gurgamoya, ca. 30-60 AD, but struck later (2nd-3rd ce

YUTIAN KINGDOM: AE 6 zhu (4.68g), Cribb-5, located in the Khotan region in China: in the name of Gurgamoya, ca. 30-60 AD, but struck later (2nd-3rd ce

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE key money (21.49g), H-9.13, qi dao wu bai (inscribed knife five hundred), graded 78 by GBCA Grading Company, VF-XF

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 200 cash (6.51g), H-9.21, yao bu er bai (baby spade, two hundred), part of the "Ten Spades" series cast from...

CHEN: Shao Shi, 569–582, AE cash (3.48g), H-13.18, tai huo liu zhu ("large coin six zhu"), issued by Emperor Xuan (Shaoshi) of Chen ...

NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash (5.21g), H-13.32, seal script, yong tong wan guo (everlasting circulation in ten thousand kingdoms), repair

UYGHUR KHANATE: Anonymous, 9th century, AE cash (3.57g), cf. Lin, Meicun, "Ri Yue Guang Jin" and Huigu Moni Religion, in Zhongguo Qianbi L...

SOUTHERN HAN: Qian Heng, 917-942, AE cash (3.11g), H-15.106, scarce type in bronze, graded 78 by GBCA Grading Company, Fine, S, ex Dr. Dirk Löe...

MIN: Wang Shenzhi, 909-945, lead large cash (35.71g), H-15.51, kai yuan tong bao on obverse, min above, crescent below, for use in the Fujian area, us

CHU: Qian Feng, 925-951, iron 10 cash (18.14g), H-15.65, 41mm, qian feng quan bao, with tian fu above on reverse, graded 'authentic' by GBCA...

WESTERN LIAO: AE Khitan pendant charm/amulet (37.87g), 43.5mm; dragon // archer on horseback, small animal below, with loop for suspension (a similar

NORTHERN SONG: Zhi He, 1054-1055, AE 2 cash (7.63g), H-16.142, possibly a pattern type for the denomination, variety with small characters, VF, RRR.

NORTHERN SONG: Xuan He, 1119-1125, AE cash (4.56g), Shaanxi Region, H-16.504s, Slender Golden script, large shan above on reverse, tie mu "iron...

SOUTHERN SONG: AR 12½ tael (liang) sycee (435.49g), 83.7 x 55.8 x 14.5mm, silver tax ingot, six stamps, each reading jing xiao ting yin (lump s...

SOUTHERN SONG: Jian Yan, 1127-1130, AE 3 cash (6.45g), H-17.34, seal script, light encrustation, with flan crack between 4:00 and 5:00 detectable by x

SOUTHERN SONG: AE mirror (172.98g), inscriptional type in 4 lines, only the slightest encrustation, a lovely example! VF-XF. From old Japanese collect

JIN: Anonymous, 1115-1234, AR 50 tael sycee (1952.2g), 139 x 90 x 25mm large silver ingot, bankers (háng rén) Cao Xin (top) and Li Bian (l...

JIN: Da Ding, 1178-1189, AE cash (3.10g), H-18.42, rare variety with closed head tong, from "River Salvage", graded 78 by GBCA Grading Com...

YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (2.80g), H-19.1, crudely cast as usual with two reverse countermarks, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr

YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (5.30g), H-19.1, crudely cast as usual with two reverse countermarks, graded 'authentic' by GBCA Grading C...

YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (2.79g), H-19.1, Obverse Type 1, two pseudo-countermarks (not struck but cast) at 3h & 10h, non-legible types,...

YUAN: Zhi Yuan, 1285-1294, AE yuan (2.90g), H-19.7, a very rare type, graded 80 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, RR, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection....

YUAN: Zhi Yuan, 1285-1294, AE 3 cash (10.51g), H-19.15, je üen tung baw in Mongolian 'Phags-pa script (zhi yuan tong bao in Chinese), grade...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE cash (3.21g), CD1350, H-19.93, yin in Mongolian 'Phags-pa script above for Chinese cyclical date, geng yin, grade...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE 2 cash (8.79g), CD1353, H-19.93, ze in Mongolian 'Phags-pa script above for Chinese cyclical date, gui si, graded...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE 3 cash (10.22g), H-19.107, Mongolian 'Phags-pa u for Chinese cyclical date jia wu above on reverse, VF, ex Frank ...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE 2 cash (7.51g), H-19.108, Mongolian 'Phags-pa rhi above and Chinese er below on reverse for denomination, graded ...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE 10 cash (34.62g), CD1358, H-19.117, 47mm, Mongolian 'Phags-pa seu for Chinese cyclical date wu xu above on revers...

YUAN: Zhi Zheng, 1341-1368, AE 10 cash (35.39g), CD1358, H-19.117, 46mm, Mongolian 'Phags-pa seu for Chinese cyclical date wu xu above on revers...

YUAN: Long Feng, rebel, 1355-1366, AE cash, H-19.130, graded 80 (03) by GBCA Grading Company, repaired, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. Han Sh...

YUAN: Tian You, rebel, 1354-1357, AE 2 cash (5.51g), H-19.136, denomination above in seal script on reverse, repaired, graded 75(03) by GBCA Grading C

YUAN: Tian You, rebel, 1354-1357, AE 3 cash (12.41g), H-19.137, denomination above in seal script on reverse, natural casting defects, graded 80(07) b

YUAN: Tian Ding, rebel, 1359-1360, AE 3 cash (10.01g), H-19.144, graded 80 by GBCA Grading Company, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection, ex Cheng X...

YUAN: Tian Ding, rebel, 1359-1360, AE 3 cash (10.31g), H-19.144, graded 78 by GBCA Grading Company, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. Xu Shouhui...

YUAN: Da Yi, rebel, 1360-1361, AE 3 cash (11.01g), H-19.147, natural casting defects, graded 80(07) by GBCA Grading Company, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Lö...

MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (24.75g), Nanjing Mint, H-20.112, jing above on obverse, shi (ten) at right on reverse, VF.

MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 5 cash (16.39g), H-20.99, 39.8mm, wu qian at right on reverse, graded 80(03) 'repaired' by GBCA Grading Company...

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 1000 cash (76.80g), Board of Revenue Mint, Peking, H-22.714, 62mm, West Branch Mnt, cast March to August 1854 only, cop

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 20 cash (38.95g), Fuzhou Mint, Fujian Province, H-22.781, 47mm, cast 1853-55, copper (tóng) color, graded 82 (07...

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 20 cash (36.39g), Fuzhou Mint, Fujian Province, H-22.781, 45mm, cast 1853-55, copper (tóng) color, VF.

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 20 cash (42.31g), Fuzhou Mint, Fujian Province, H-22.781, cast 1853-55, VF, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection.

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash (99.21g), Fuzhou Mint, Fujian Province, H-22.782, 57mm, cast 1853-55, copper (tóng) color, graded 82 (07...

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 10 cash (18.41g), Fuzhou Mint, Fujian Province, H-22.793, wu qian ji zhong incuse on reverse rim, cast 1853-55, copper

QING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash (29.31g), Ili Mint, Xinjiang Province, H-22.1090, graded 75 by GBCA Grading Company, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Lö...

QING: Xian Feng, 1875-1908, 500 cash, year 6, Pick-A1, 130x231mm, da qing bao chao above, date to left, denomination in center, serial number to right

QING: Xian Feng, 1875-1908, 2000 cash, year 8, Pick-A4, 133x241mm, da qing bao chao above, date to left, denomination in center, serial number to righ

QING: Modern Fantasy Issues, AR charm (4.61g), 28mm, modern fantasy issue, in the name of Kang Xi (1662-1722), kang xi ding fan in square, wave around

QING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE charm (6.02g), CCH-210, fu shou ("happiness and longevity") in seal script, light stain, likely made in Sich...