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Lot 24

A GROUPE OF COINS AND WEAPONS

Estimated Value:

600 € - 800 €

Schätzpreis:

800 €

Description:

China, Han dynasty and earlier, Yasheng coin later
Münzen D 2,5/ 13,5, Waffen L. 18,2 - 25 cm
An oversized Yasheng coin (284 gr.) with the inscription 'Jian shi ge bai, wu zhu' and 'ping wu shi qian', two 'Wu Zhu' coins (3 gr. and 5 gr.), a knife coin (48 gr.), a bronze dragger-axe 'Ge' (252 gr.) and a bronze sword blade with a two-character inscription (149 gr.).
From the collection of merchant Alfred Julius Forkel (1873-1934), assembled in China prior to 1910 - Minor damaged due to age, partially green and reddish-brown corroded