Lot 8044

Album comprising of an advanced collection of the earliest cast coins of Chu States, incl. Ant Nose Money, 400-220 BC, AE “Ghost Face” (19, incl. 3 terracotta specimen) DH 1.4+; Zhou round coins, 350-220 BC, Yuan (City of the State of Liang) DH 6.3; same: State of Yan, 300-220 BC, cast AE wen “Yi Hua”. DH 6.17, 6.18; same: “Ming Hua” DH 6.21; Bang Liang coins, pre Qin type, 350-300 BC, DH 7.3-7.5 (24); Qin Dynasty type, 330-200 BC, DH 7.7-7.8 (29); Western Han Dynasty types, 200-180 BC, DH 7.10-7.32 (69); same, period 200 BC – AD 25, “Wu Zhu” (five zhu) DH 8.4-8.12 (61). A comprehensive collection of ca. 212 coins. All attributed according to Hartill and described on the coinholders, with not much of duplication, but including several varieties