These ant-nose coins have been found with these Dang Jin spades. The style and character formation on these spades indicates a later manufacture (400-223 BC), and since the ant-noses are contemporary, they must date from the same era.
Interesting how the "knife" money and "spade" money never interested me, but these ant nose things rang my bell.
OK, after VerdiCaring it, I took two final pictures, one in room light and one with strong direct light to see into all the nooks and crannies (hmmm an English muffin would be good now...).
@Kentucky , since the Egyptians did not have coinage prior to the Ptolemies, I collect Scarabs (Scarabae) as placemarkers in their History. This is pretty much how and why I collect Ancients: as placemarkers in Ancient History. Fun. I try to do the same in other Ancient cultures. If they do not have coinage, I capture small artefacts. Most Scarabs were not buried with the dead. Many were worn as amulets, talismans, good luck charms, etc. Hence the hole drilled from head to end, so that it could be strung as a necklace. BTW, your Ant Nose / Ghost cleaned up well. Most Ancient Chinese collections keep the patina as a proof they are authenic. If I remember my Chinese History correctly, the State of Chu was the last major state to fall to Ying Zheng of Qin. He became Qin Shi HangDi - First Emperor of China. Egypt SCARAB Middle Kingdom 2065-1650 BCE Scarabeaus Sphinx Egypt Amenhotep III Scarab 1390-1352 BCE cartouch Neb Maat Ra 43.37g 45mm ex Gustave Mustake Egypt Scarab RAMESSES II cartouche 19th Dyn 1292-1189 BCE winged uraeus cobra 4.1g 19mm Gustave Mustaki coll acquired fr Egypt in 1948
it was qi that was last to be conquered. placemarkers implies something temporary... scarabs wouldn't be
I agree about Qi. Chu was the last major fighting, then they rolled over Qi. Placemarker is MY interpretation of MY collecting habits. I do not need to be corrected for that. “Just a nit”, Perhaps, instead of cryptic linguistic critiques, you have Ancient coins to post?
