CNG 96, Lot: 1095. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Northern Sòng dynasty. Zhēnzōng. AD 997-1022. Æ Wén (30.5mm, 8.69 g). Cast AD 998-1003. Xian Ping Yuan Bao in Hànzì characters / Blank. Gorny 8.10; cf. Hartill 16.47 (slightly smaller). VF, brown patina with blue encrustation in obverse field and green in reverse. Rare large variety with very broad rims.

From the J.P. Righetti Collection.