QING: Tian Ming, 1616-1625, AE cash (5.61g), H-22.4, with his regnal name tian ming in Chinese script, one dot tong variety, VF, ex Karl Adolphson Collection. In 1616, Nurhachi (Tian Ming) declared himself Khan (King) and founded the Later Jin Dynasty. He constructed a palace at Mukden (Shenyang) in Liaoning province. The Jin Dynasty was renamed Qing by his son Hong Taiji after his death in 1626, but Nurhachi is traditionally referred to as the founder of the Qing Dynasty. Karl Adolphson (1884-1971) was born in Silvberg, Säter, Dalarnas County, Sweden on July 30, 1884. He was a lawyer (advokat) and operated his own law firm in Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden. He was married to Märta Maria Pettersson and together they had one son, Svante Ullvius who was born on April 26, 1925. Karl was an avid collector and assembled a vast collection of antiquities and coins. After he died in 1971, his widow and son sold many coins to a local coin dealer in Helsingborg. This firm continued to purchase coins from his son Svante until the 1990s.
Estimate: USD 100 - 150