Thanks.. there is a logical reason behind the weightage attribution. The Ban Liang was supposed to be close and more accurate in their weightage...
Ban Liang (半兩）Bronze cash coins of the Qin Dynasty, the first unified dynasty of China. (221-206 BC). Ban Liang (半两) or half tael. 30mm 8g. The...
Thanks @Alegandron . It is 147x9 mm. Not a very big knife and weighs approximately 14g.
Thank you @TheRed ... These knife coins largely circulated around Northeast of the Yellow River. That time was a feudal nation with various...
Thank you.. pretty proud of this piece
Ancient China. Warring states period. Qi Ming (Boshan) Knife. State of Yan 燕 under Qi 齐 control. 4 character inscription "莒治大匕"。Hartill 4.51....
If you are not fussy about condition, 1 bahts are fairly easy to get slabbed at reasonable prices. The 2 bahts on the other had can get pricey.
Thanks.. this is silver but golden toned. It is graded NGC AU58. This is an early Thai baht issued during Mongkut..
It's fine.. thanks for sharing
Thus this coin is an enigma to me...
Also the characters here resembles a specimen that was recorded in a Republic Era coin manual 丁福寶。...
To be honest this is a study coin for me.. even I cannot be too certain about this as I got it from a different dealer out of a gamble. What...
These are how they would look like[ATTACH]
Thanks @Quant.Geek
Something @TypeCoin971793 would know...
Warring States Period - Qi 齊 State. Six characters knife coin. In archaic script. This coin, cast in the shape of a knife, was commissioned by...
The Chinese actually had gold coins during this period. They were known as Chu Kingdom Ying Yuan gold bricks which consists of a larger brick...
Very nice collection of ancient Chinese lots...
Welcome to the thread.. i like this forum because it is so varied and rich with resources to share. Besides Roman and Greek, you will find many...
I have one of these too. The 4 zhu inscription is very closely aligned to the Northern Southern period. This denomination came to be in the Liu...
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