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QING: AE charm

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:55.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
QING: AE charm
SOLD
55.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Jan 15 @ 11:48UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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QING: AE charm, CCH-1934, 58mm, Lei Ling "Daoist curse charm", lei zou sha gui jiang jing / zhan yao chu xie yong bao / shen qing feng / tai shang lao jun ji ji zhi ling "God of Thunder (Lei) clear out and kill the ghosts and send down purity. Behead the demons, expel the evil and keep us eternally safe. Let this command from Lao Zi be executed quickly." / Liu Hai and the Three-Legged Toad on the reverse, Fine, ex Wéiduolìya Collection. The large characters at the extreme right and extreme left are not Chinese but rather Daoist "magic writing". Regarding the very large character on the left, the upper half is "magic writing" for the Chinese character lei which means "thunder" and refers to the "God of Thunder". The lower part is "magic writing" for the Chinese character ling which means "to order". Photo size reduced.