Everyone should know that Emperor Kangxi, but also the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, in history he is not only a Ming monarch, but also the longest reigning emperor in the history of our China, at the age of eight has ascended the throne, at the age of 14 has learned to govern, and also realized the unification of the land at that time, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, minted Kangxi Tongbao year coin, of which Luohan money is a foreign money, so today we will learn about some of the rare items of this kind of coin.
1: Qing Dynasty Kangxi Tong Baobao Quan Xiaoping Engraved Gilt Arhat Extremely Beautiful, estimate: RMB 100, sold price: RMB 13800
The Luohan money is extremely exquisite in the production process, and the front of the coin is written with the four characters Kangxi Tongbao, but the Xixi in the Luohan money has been changed to the Xi character, and there is no one next to it. Luohan money is equivalent to what we now call commemorative coins, which were minted to congratulate Kangxi on his 60th birthday, and were also called longevity coins at that time. At that time, Luohan money was minted by the Baoquan Bureau, and at that time there was a distinction between palace money and palace money, as the name suggests, one was only used in the palace, and the other was used by ordinary people.
2: Qing Dynasty Kangxi Tongbao Luohan Style Double Point Tongman Hanning Sleeve Money Huaxia Gu XF85, estimate: RMB 5000, realised price: RMB 10925
The difference between Luohan-style money and Luohan money is on the back of the coin, and Luo-style money is the back name of the name of the Hanwen Bureau, which is easier to distinguish for the current collection. And at that time, in order to make it easier for everyone to distinguish, I also made a poem, if you are interested, you can also learn more, it is still very interesting. There are about 10 versions of Luohan Money, and each version has some subtle differences, and some will be more obvious.
3: Qing Dynasty Kangxi Tong Baobao Quan Gilt Arhat Coin Extremely Beautiful, estimate: RMB 100, sold price: RMB 8050
The first is the standard version of the Luohan money, you can learn about it through some network materials, and the second is the large-character version of the Luohan money, the overall diameter of the coin is the same as the standard version, but the four characters in the layout are larger. There is not much difference between the third version and the large-character version, the only difference is that the Xi character in the second version is slightly flattened, so it was also called the flat version of Kangxi Tongbao at that time. The fourth is the Kangxi version of the small characters, which is slightly smaller in diameter than the normal standard version of the coin, and the font is also a little smaller. The fifth is the wide-rim small-character version of Kangxi Tongbao, which has a larger diameter than the standard version, but the font is relatively smaller. The last version is the wide-rim Xiaoping large version of the Luohan Money, which has reached a diameter of 28mm.
4: Kangxi Tongbao Beibaoquan Luohan carving, estimate: RMB 1000 - 2000, realised price: RMB 6325
If we subdivide Luohan money, there are still a lot of varieties of his versions, so I won't list them all for you, after Kangxi passed his 60th birthday at that time, he would mint some Luohan money or Luo-style money every year, and it is precisely because of this that there will be so many versions. At that time, there were also a lot of interesting facts about Luohan money among the people, and you can also learn about it, so that everyone can increase their understanding of Luohan money.
5: Qing Dynasty Kangxi Tong Bao Bao Quan Luohan Carved Money GBCA Ancient - Beautiful Product 75, estimate: RMB 3000, realised price: RMB 5520
In the current market, a Kangxi Tongbao Arhat money, the current market price is about 500 to 1500, and the final price that everyone can get or sell is mainly determined by the state of the coin and the rarity of the variety, because Kangxi Tongbao is equivalent to a commemorative coin, so compared with other types of ancient coins, the market price may not be so high, but it is also worth collecting and understanding.