Lot 6614

AE ½ Fen nd. (Hart.-.-) shao da ban fen, crescent above on reverse, Fine to VF, RRR, ex Zhao Quanzhi Collection, ex SARC Auction 21, lot 858\nToken issues valued at "½ fen of silver" were cast in bronze and likely produced during the period when the Mongols were occupying Jin territory in their conquest of China. A related piece is published by Hartill, number 19.3 in his Cast Chinese Currency catalogue.