215, Lot: 528. Estimate $150. Sold for $390. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VIET NAM, Nguyễn Dynasty. Minh Mạng (Nguyễn Phúc Đảm). 1820-1841. AR 4 Tiền (38x12mm, 15.34 g). Undated issue. “Minh Mạng niên tạo” (Made during the reign of Minh Mạng); all legends in Chinese characters / “Quan ngân tứ tiền” (Official silver currency: Four Tiền) / Left and right edges: scallop decoration / Top: concentric circle punches (the heavens) / Bottom: concentric square punches (the earth). Schroeder 178; BN Vietnam -. Good VF, lightly toned.