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LOT 3678
China. AE Knife Money. Circa 1st millennium BC.
Cast bronze, knife-shaped currency used in ancient China, particularly during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, evolved from actual tools into symbolic money. Condition as seen.(13.32gr, 136mm.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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