Silver beans of the Samurai..

Japanese Shogunate - Tempo Period (1837-1858)

Mameita-gin (silver bean money) - 9.81g. Hartill 9.54.

Featuring the Japanese God of Plenty Daikokuten 大黑天and inscribed with the Kanji character of "Ho" (保）in the middle on both sides. A rare form of currency used during the Tempo (天保）period of the Tokugawa bakufu government. These mameita-gin coins were of debased silver and used as small change to make up the weight of larger chogin silver ingots. More often, they are bagged and weighted as trade currency.

An interesting piece from the times of the Samurai.

 

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That's a really cool piece. I appreciate you taking the time to write up and show us these great coins that many of us have never seen.

 

My pleasure.. I see many great pieces from Greco Roman times.. thought I'd add some diversity here...

 

Hartill 9.43 - ER

Krause 1701-1800 C#8b.1

 

Nice!! Gembun mameita-gin

 

but isn't this the ancient coins board?

 

What a beauty!

I always look forward to your posts, they are so different.

 

Thank you.. glad to share.. please feel free to check out some of my earlier posts in the past..

 

I put this here as primitive coinage. These ones in my opinion falls into that category though you are correct that they are modern. Feel free to move it if feel inappropriate

 

Loong Siew, Is your example Hartill 9.54 vs. 9.53?

 

Apologies.. 9.54. I misread.

 

No apologies necessary...I was just checking to see if I was IDing it correctly.

 

Yes, from the last century of the Samurai. They are an interesting form of coinage. I have seen some nice pieces but have yet to purchase.

This piece is from about 250 years earlier. Momoyama-Early Edo period (1568-1611)


It's quite a bit larger than a coin. My wife hates it.

 

Lovely armor!

 

What's to hate about it?

That's great.

I like your addition @Loong Siew

 

Thanks @Jwt708 ...

 

interesting looking.

 

Hand struck? Hand engraved die? seems to fit with ancients IMO

 

That's a great piece! You have some very interesting coins in you collection.

 

amazing