384, Lot: 801. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JAPAN, National coinage. Lot of two (2) AV denominations. Edo mint. Both coins: Paulownia flower(s) and value / Mitsutsugu in Kanji. Includes the following: Tempo Era. 1830-1844. AV Nishi Gin (2 Shu) (8x14mm, 1.66 g, 12h). Edo mint. KM (C) 18 // Meiji Era. 1867-1912. AV Ni Bu (13x20mm, 2.96 g, 12h). Edo mint. KM (C) 21d. Both coins EF, areas of light toning.

From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.