Lot 6628

High copper bronze 1 Wen nd. (DH20.127A, Zeno179265), Hong Zhi Tong Bao (around Hong-zhi era 1488-1506), cast by tribal people under permission of the Ming government, probably the Miao (self-designation Hmong) or the Bai (Buoyi) people in Guizhou. Coins are crudely cast, heavy and thick. Script is fat in comparison to their Chinese counterparts - 4.20 gr. - a.VF for issue