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YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (2.7g), F-VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Early Imperial Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (2.7g), F-VF
SOLD
425.00USD+ buyer's premium (85.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Sep 19 @ 17:49UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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YUAN: Da Chao, 1251-1262, AR cash (2.7g), H-19.1, graded 75(05) by GBCA Grading Company, some hornsilver, natural flan crack, F-VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection, ex Stephen Album Auction 31, Lot 2782. Da Chao, meaning "Great Dynasty", was the Chinese name the Mongols used for themselves. According to Hartill, "This [silver] coin is alleged to have been cast by the legendary Genghis Khan at his capital at Karakorum." This would place the date about 50-60 years prior to the formal foundation of the Yuan dynasty in 1271. A more likely attribution by Belyaev & Sidorovich (2017) puts this series between 1251 and 1262 during the reign of Möngke Khan and the early years of Kublai Khan.