Annam: Tu Duc "Sun and Moon" 5 Tien ND (1848-1883) MS64 NGC,...

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Highly Pristine "Poetic" 5 Tien Type

Tu Duc "Sun and Moon" 5 Tien ND (1848-1883) MS64 NGC, KM454, Schr-A348, S&H-4.5.1.3.1. 18.39gm. Immediately captivating, not only as a spectacular near-Gem, but for its pictorial and poetic qualities that always entrance the viewer however infrequently seen at market. Gentle seafoam and dusty rose tones permeate the largely untouched devices, enlivening the Confucian verses "The precious stone khuyet and the cinnabar in a thousand years are transformed into very pure gold transmissible to ten thousand generations. Thus we recognize merit and we highlight virtuous men, because wisdom alone is precious"--which refers to the practice of inscribing written texts onto stone using a piece of cinnabar. Only four examples of this type in silver have certified, our offering tied with one other for the finest, and endures among the top grades across the entire denomination.

Ex. Heritage Auction 3084 (July 2020, Lot 30044)

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 45mm
Weight: 26.6g

品相超凡的安南五錢

1848-1883年嗣德通寶五錢銀幣。MS64 NGC。
18.39克。此幣魅力非凡過人，甚少於市場上亮相，不光具備近珍品品相，外觀如詩如畫更是令觀賞者難以忘懷。輕淡的海沫和灰紅色包漿遇見於明淨清晰的圖文上。正面刻有「嗣德通寶、萬世永賴」，背面亦刻有具賞功彰德功能的銘文: 「玦澒：千年化盪，鏐萬酬勳，世傳彰有德，所寶者惟賢」，這是仿傚以硃砂將文字刻在石頭上的做法。此為記錄中四枚銀質例子之一，評分與另一例併列榜首，品相超凡卓越。
出自：2020年7月海瑞得拍賣#3084

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