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Auction: CSS92C - THE PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC REFERENCE COLLECTION OF THE LATE DR. WERNER BURGER - Part 3: Chinese Charms
Lot: 2590

China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm without central hole, a Guizhou mint production, obverse inscribed 'Fu ru dong hai shou bi nan shan', reverse inscribed 'Yue' showing bat, deer and peach, 49.5*2.3mm, 34.1g, Zhong Qian Genuine. Note: This piece is of an exceptional quality, which applies to both the coin body itself as well as the inscriptions and the pictorial representations on the back, most superbly executed. It uses the characters Shou and Yue in the central position, representing an unusual design. Of particular interest is the encircled character 'Yue' on the reverse, an entriguing treatment with unidentified meaning. It is possible that this piece may have been custom made to commemorate a special birthday celebration. Overall, this piece represents an extremely rare and nice example produced by the Guizhou mint.


貴爐福如東海壽比南山花錢，背“月”福祿壽，清朝（公元1644–1911），49.5*2.3mm，重34.1g，中乾真品。此錢鑄製極精，錢文及圖案清晰美觀，以“壽”、“月”二字為穿且滿，匠心獨具。另：此錢背之“月”字甚為奇特，意義有待探討。此品有可能為特別定鑄的賀壽錢。綜合來看，該錢為貴爐之極少見精品。

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Starting price
HK$3000