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Auction: CSS92C - THE PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC REFERENCE COLLECTION OF THE LATE DR. WERNER BURGER - Part 3: Chinese Charms
Lot: 2353

China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, obverse showing twelve zodiacal signs with corresponding characters, reverse showing Bagua, 27.5*1.5mm, 6.2g. Extremely fine, rare. Note: The Jiangsu mint is noted for its productions of larger zodiacal charms of a similar design in extricate quality. This example here is much smaller but also of a high quality that is rarely seen elsewhere.


十二生肖方穿花錢，背八卦，清朝（公元1644–1911），27.5*1.5mm，重6.2g。極美，少見。另：蘇爐生肖錢鑄製極其精美，但多為50mm左右之大錢。此品為小錢，不可同等視之，亦不失絲毫之精美。

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HK$500