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WARRING STATES: 475-221 BC, AE halberd, Fine

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Ancient Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
WARRING STATES: 475-221 BC, AE halberd, Fine
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This item SOLD at 2023 May 20 @ 13:49UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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WARRING STATES: 475-221 BC, AE halberd, Jen p.5, Opitz p.154-5, 254 x 113mm, so-called "halberd head money"; the ji (halberd) was initially a hybrid between a spear and a dagger-axe; it was a relatively common infantry weapon in Ancient China, and was also used by cavalry and charioteers; encrusted with verdigris, packaged in a wooden box with a rubbing of this piece and a typed letter regarding this piece addressed to Mr. Leo A. Young dated 1955, Fine.