CNG 96, Lot: 1099. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Tartar dynasties. Jīn. Shìzōng. AD 1161-1190. Æ Wén (24.5mm, 4.08 g, 12h). Dated cyclical year Wu Shen (AD 1188). Da Ding Tong Bao in Hànzì characters / Shen in Hànzì characters. Hartill 18.43. EF, brown patina. Exceptional.

From the J.P. Righetti Collection.