Ancient Chinese Coin mint found

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  1. Bart9349

    Bart9349 Junior Member

    An interesting article (sorry if this a repost):

    “Reported in the journal Antiquity, archaeologists found a bronze foundry and various coin moulds, along with coin fragments and pieces of metal debris.

    An analysis of the finds revealed that the mint produced ‘spade coins’, named for the similarity to the gardening implement. Spade coins are the oldest form of commodity money used during the Zhou dynasty of China, and were used by the Zheng and surrounding regions until they were abolished by the first emperor of China in 221 BC.“

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    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/...-in-china-from-over-2500-years-ago/139852?amp
     
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  3. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    Thank you, this is a great post, very educational and useful for those of us who love the ancient coins of Asia.
     
    coin_nut, Aug 6, 2021
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  4. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    I'm going to be facetious, has any one checked for fakes... Very informative post, thanks.
     
    Mr.Q, Aug 6, 2021
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  5. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Yeah, the whole site was faked...the Chinese are trying to encourage "coin enthusiast tourism"...:jawdrop::joyful::joyful::joyful:o_O;)
     
    PlanoSteve, Aug 6, 2021
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