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English: TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907 AD

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  14.1L1   Kai Yuan, Collection   From the New Jersey collection, 38 varieties including crescent, star & nailmark varieties (but no mintmak reverse types). Ask for XCH14.1LColl.doc for detailed descriptions & good photos of all pieces BUT see overview of contents here:    

  1. 1-12 of 28   #13-24 of 28   #25-28 of 28   $ 150.00

  14.1   Kai Yuan, Earliest   Variety: Kai # element above center rim, Yuan subtle left shoulder & short top stroke, Tong head short, Bao bei (box) strokes short, open. Doo types 1-4, ca. 600's AD. SAMPLES shown.     VF-EF   $ 3.00

  14.1tg   Kai Yuan: | sw   Variety: Kai # element above center rim, Yuan subtle left shoulder & short top stroke, Tong head short, Bao bei (box) strokes short, open; Nailmark SW (clear on coin, unclear on photo). Doo 3A, #3 666-713AD.     (S328 var) EF   $ 15.00

  14.4td   Kai Yuan: | w   Variety: Mixed base types; Nailmark W SAMPLES shown.     S334vars. F-VF   $ 3.00

  14.6   Kai Yuan, Early-Middle   Variety: Kai # element touches center rim, Yuan distinct left shoulder & long top stroke, Tong head long, Bao bei (box) strokes long & open. Doo types 6-8, ca. 700s AD. (Note: As H14.6 but Yuan left hook) SAMPLES shown.     VF-EF   $ 3.50

  14.6b   Kai Yuan, ( s   Variety: Kai # element touches center rim, Yuan distinct left shoulder & long top stroke, Tong head long & flat, Bao bei (box) strokes closed; Nailmark south, aslanat. Doo 10, #31, 713-844AD     VF-EF   $ 15.00

  14.5   Kai Yuan: Right hook   Variety: Bao bei (box) strokes open. 713-844 AD. Doo type 12. S314     SAMPLES shown: Vg $1.50; F-VF   $ 3.00

  14.4a   Kai Yuan: ( n   Variety: Left hook Yuan, Open strokes in bei (box) of Bao. Doo Type 9-10, 713-844 AD.     S315 SAMPLES shown: F+-VF $1.50; Hoard EF-UC, some crustiness or soil   $ 4.50

  14.4aP   Kai Yuan: Rosette hole   Crescent above rev.     F   $ 10.00

  14.8a   Kai Yuan: ( n   Variety: Left hook Yuan,Closed strokes in bei (box) of Bao. Doo Type 9-10, 713-844 AD.     S315 SAMPLES shown: F+-VF $1.25; Hoard EF-UC, some crustiness or soil   $ 5.50

  14.4ab   Kai Yuan: ( ) n & s   Variety: Kai # element above center rim, Yuan subtle left shoulder & short top stroke, Tong head short, Bao bei (box) strokes short, open. Doo type 10?     S335-336 SAMPLES shown. Hoard crusty   $ 6.00

  14.8ab   Kai Yuan: ( ) n & s   Variety: Kai # element touches center rim, Yuan distinct left shoulder & long top stroke, Tong head long Bao bei (box) strokes long open. Doo type 10?     S335-336 SAMPLES shown. VF $2.50; Hoard crusty   $ 5.00

  14.13Z   Kai Yuan: star obverse   Variety: Crescent south reverse. Doo 13C, #14     Vg+   $ 15.00

  14.50A   Kai Yuan: Chang n   Variety: large mm Doo14,#7-8     S366v F/VF   $ 7.50

  14.50E   Kai Yuan: Chang n   Variety: Large mm with rounded corners where elements join, creating a football-like single character. Doo-NL     VF, crusty   $ 25.00

  14.50F   Kai Yuan: Chang n   Variety: Medium mm, tilted. Doo-NL     VF   $ 15.00

  14.50J   Kai Yuan: Chang n   Variety: Large mm, star obverse below Tong. Doo-NL     F   $ 25.00

  14.50S   Kai Yuan: Chang, set   Set of small, medium (H14.50 illo.) & large mintmarks, (3 pieces). S366vars. Doo 14 #7-12.     Vg   $ 12.00

  14.54   Kai Yuan: E n   (Wuchang in Hubei).     S395 SAMPLES shown: G-Vg   $ 4.00

  14.58   Kai Yuan: Guang e   (Guangzhou) SAMPLES shown:     G-Vg   $ 12.50

  14.71   Kai Yuan: Lan e   (Lantian, Shanxi) Variety: Large, raised mintmark.     S373 SAMPLES shown: Vg-F   $ 7.50

  14.71B   Kai Yuan: Lan e   (Lantian, Shanxi) Variety: Medium mintmark. Doo (14,#31,32) shows this variety only with crescent north.     S373v Vg   $ 12.00

  14.72   Kai Yuan: Lan e   (Lantian, Shanxi), crescent north. Variety: Medium mintmark Doo 14, #33     S377, 379 AF   $ 7.50

  14.72B   Kai Yuan: Lan e   (Lantian, Shanxi), crescent north. Variety: Small mintmark Doo-unlisted     S377, 379 AF   $ 12.50

  14.72B   Kai Yuan: Lan e   (Lantian, Shanxi), crescent north. Variety: Small mintmark Doo-unlisted     S377, 379 Vg   $ 7.50

  14.81   Kai Yuan: Run n, error   (Jiangsu) Slipped mould rev. & thick, 5.17gm.     F/Vg   $ 10.00

  14.84   Kai Yuan: Xian a   (Xiang, Hubei), Variety: Narrow mintmark     S380 F/Vg, patchy patina   $ 15.00

  14.84C   Kai Yuan: Xian a   (Xiang, Hubei), Variety: Wide mintmark; high tin content. Not considered a metal variety, though this one appears to be pure tin.     S380v Vg/G   $ 15.00

  14.89   Kai Yuan: Xuan w   (Xuan, Anhui), crescent north rev.     S384 G-Vg (not shown) $2.50; SAMPLES shown. Vg-F   $ 7.50

  14.92   Kai Yuan: Yi n   (Yi, Chengdu, Sichuan)     S372 G   $ 5.00

  14.95   Kai Yuan: Yue s   (Yue, Zhejiang)     S383 G-Vg 3.00; VF-EF, crusty   $ 8.50

  14.97   Kai Yuan: Zi n   (Dongchuan, Sichuan)     S402,403 SAMPLES shown. F   $ 10.00

  14.97P   Kai Yuan: Zi n   (Dongchuan, Sichuan) Variety: perfect Rosette hole     Vg/F   $ 15.00

  14.111B   Qian Yuan zhong bao   Illicit Value 50, Contemporary counterfeit of much larger Value 50 (H14.105) with inner circle reverse. Variety: Long, hooked "tail" on Qian. Doo p. 103. Uncommon. 23.5mm, 3.79gm.     S359-360 Vg   $ 15.00

  14.114   Qian Yuan zhong bao   Variety: Large inscription, rounded or slightly angled shoulder on Yuan, larger size. Likely regional mints of Su Zong's nominally value-10 coins. Doo p.95-97. 24.3-25.7mm.     SAMPLES shown. F $2.50; VF SOLD   

  14.112A   Qian Yuan zhong bao   Variety: Medium inscription, rounded or slightly angled shoulder on Yuan, smaller size. 23.9-25mm. Dai Zong Yr. 1 (762-3 AD). Doo p. 104-105.     SAMPLES shown. Crusty $1.50; Fine $2.50; VF   $ 5.00

  14.112B   Qian Yuan zhong bao   Variety: Small inscription, 90° angled shoulder on Yuan, wide rims, smallest size. 21.8-25mm. Dai Zong Yr. 1 (762-3 AD). Doo p. 106.     SAMPLES shown. Fine $2.50; VF   $ 5.00

  14.116B   Qian Yuan zhong bao: ( s   Large inscription. Dai Zong Yr. 1 (762-3 AD). Doo p. 104-105.     S362 SAMPLES shown. Vg $2.00; Fine $4.00; VF   $ 8.00

  14.116   Qian Yuan zhong bao: — s   Large inscription. Dai Zong Yr. 1 (762-3 AD). Doo p. 104-105.     S363

SAMPLES shown. F   $ 5.00.
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