CHINA. Zhou Dynasty. State of Qi. Three Character Knife Money, ND (ca. 400-220 B.C.). Warring States Period. Graded "80" by GBCA.
Hartill-4.7e; Jen-26; S-46. Weight: 44.7 gms. "Qi Fa Hua" (Qi legal money); Reverse: "Qi" (Seven) or "Bi". A nicely preserved example with rich tone and remnants of original patina. Evidence of surface smoothing as is common with these issues to enhance the visibility of the design features on both sides. Original dark green patina remains amongst the devices and protected areas with dark brown tone in the open fields. Overall a nice presentable example of this popular must have type for any Ancient Chinese collection.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00

戰國時期。齊，三字刀。
重量：44.7克。齊法化，背書七。保存完好，包漿濃郁，保留原有光澤。表面曾推平，以增加正反面圖文清晰度。圖文深綠包漿，底板深棕包漿。迷人，古錢藏家對其定必愛不釋手。 On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collector's items manufactured in China. Accordingly, all buyers in forthcoming Stack's Bowers and Ponterio Hong Kong Auctions who wish to have any Chinese manufactured item delivered within the United States will be subject to these tariffs. Furthermore, as a result of the new tariffs, all orders will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.