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WARRING STATES: AE bell money (38.73g), Choice VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Ancient Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
WARRING STATES: AE bell money (38.73g), Choice VF
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700.00USD+ buyer's premium (140.00)
This item SOLD at 2026 Jan 25 @ 20:23UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
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WARRING STATES: AE bell money (38.73g), Opitz p.80, 57 x 56 x 29mm, with a curved base and raised pellets in crisscross pattern on both sides, with original loop and clapper, likely made from the late Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, small crack along edge, attractive dark green patina, Choice VF, ex Ilse & Rolf Braun Collection. Charles Opitz lists these with the comment that they were not currency, but are included in many collections. For many years they have been considered a form of money by some authors, but these have been found in tombs as sets of bells used for making music and sets include small bells up through large ones, each probably playing one note. Whether currency or not, they are still interesting artifacts.Rolf (1937-2016) and Ilse Braun were the founder and the secretary of the European Collectors of Primitive Money (EUCOPRIMO), a well-known organization in the field of ethnographic currency. Based in Germany, the group meets twice a year and issues a yearly magazine. Rolf and Ilse also co-authored Opium-Gewichte, one of the most referenced works on Burmese opium weights.