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WARRING STATES: LOT of 11 items

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Group Lots Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
WARRING STATES: LOT of 11 items
SOLD
400.00USD+ buyer's premium (80.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 22 @ 20:12UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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WARRING STATES: LOT of 11 items, State of Yan, ming dao "knife money", cast 400-220 BC, one with natural casting hole otherwise much better than average quality examples, a wonderful selection all with full clear reverse characters! retail value $850, lot of 11 items, ex Matthew Chang Collection. Ming knives take their name from the character on the obverse, which has traditionally been read as ming but other proposals have been yi, ju, méng, and zhao. A mint for Ming knives was unearthed at Xiadu, to the southwest of Beijing. This was the site of Yi, capital of the State of Yan from 360 BC, so the reading of yi has found favor recently. Molds have also been discovered in Shandong Province.