299, Lot: 508. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Zhào. City of Ānyáng (Baotou, Mongolia). Circa 350-250 BC. Æ Spade (25 x 42mm, 5.99 g). Square foot type. An Yang in earliy Hànzì / Blank. BN Chinoises I 119-27 Hartill 3.182-3. Near VF, brown patina.

From the John Shaw Collection.