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2024-01-15 03:00:00
China, (Yuánnián Era), Rebel Dynasts of Tai Ping, "the Movement of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace", Hong Xiuquan, "the Brother of Christ", temp. "Hong-Yang" Civil War or so-called "Red Sheep" Rebellion (11 January 1851 - 25 October 1864), "Heavenly Kingdom, Sacred Treasure" AR ½-Tael, Tianjing Mint [?], Tien Guo [Tianguo] in hand engraved traditional Chinese ideograms, inner engraved line, rev. Sheng Bao [Shengbao] in hand engraved traditional Chinese ideograms, inner engraved line, edge smooth, 33.5mm. x 33.6mm., 2.1mm. thick, 18.230g, 12h ("Atlas des Monnaies Obsidionales et de Necessite” [1868], Mailliet, Supplement, pp. 277, d.1 = Revue de la Numismatique Belge, 4e Serie, Tome 1 [1863], P.O. Van der Chijs, Pl. IX, no. 1/A = Leiden University Collection (Netherlands), 8 November 1862), usual surfaces "fissuring" to otherwise lustrous original fields, lightly toned, good extremely fine and much as issued, EXCESSIVELY RARE with only twelve specimens believed known, and no comparable at global public auction