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Added on: 27-Nov-2010

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Description:
Horse Coin (八龍之駿), Reverse: Hua Liu (驊騮), name of a legendary fine horse, 32mm, 1mm, 8.5g., Gilt, Northern Sung Dynasty (960-1127). SCARCE! 鎏金“八龍之駿”馬錢,背馬體穿口上下有行楷“驊騮”二字,馬首向左,“驊騮”是西周穆王八駿之一。馬錢,又稱打馬格錢,是流行於北宋的博戲工具,其鑄量少於正規行用錢,而白銅質者甚少,打馬格錢自宋之後逐漸消失,鎏金馬錢存世更稀罕。

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China

VF (Very Fine)

1000

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