Yeah.. it remained largely the same up to the Sui Dynasty. Slight variations in the curve of the 五 differentiates Western vs Eastern Han..There...
Don't ring a bell on who but glad you got a nice one.:cat:
Cool.. It's a full intact impression.. Looks Western Han to me too. Definitely original! Nice piece..:happy:
Thanks.. Mother moulds are usually engraved or carved by hand.. Then they are pressed on soft material like sand and clay..put to furnace and...
Thanks.. i got 3 moulds in total.. will post them next time..
Thank you.. it's my pleasure to share numismatics from the east which are notnso commonly known in the west..
Thanks a lot :happy:
Mother coins are model coins used to impress on moulds to create coins when molten metal is poured in. Mother moulds are quiet similar and mostly...
Thanks..I only know of the Russian excavator who found 9 of these and probably another in private hands..
Thanks.. It took many years piece by piece to accumulate.. Initially I thought I'd never complete the set due to the Nonyaku but after I got that,...
Thanks.. my pleasure..
Thanks.. back then i only had 5 of the 12.. only this year i was fortunate enough to finally complete the 12..
The 8th issue - Nyoyaku Shimpo (僥益神寳 Issued in AD859 under the reign of Emperor Seiwa. The "Divine Treasure of Abundant Profit" was issued similar...
This was previously posted and featured years ago when my collection was only partial.. However, I am happy and proud to finally share my...
Western Han Dynasty. Han Wudi 漢武帝。141-87BC. Shanglin Sanguan (上林三官) Wu Zhu 五銖 Clay mother mould。Extraordinarily large specimen with 20 fully...
Thanks.. haven't been active for a while but had a couple of new acquisitons which I might post in near future.. The Eastern Xia coins are...
Thanks.. The size is not really a good indicator of strength.. Eastern Xia may be larger but their territory and army is weak. The western Xia...
China. Eastern Xia Kingdom. 東夏國。Dongzhen Xingbao. 東真興寶。King Puxian Wannu 蒲鮮萬奴, 1215- 1233. Extremely rare. Only an estimated 9 specimens were...
Wow.. Your specimens are in great condition!
Yeah.. Heard about the Hibernias.. issued just after James fled to France after losing the war
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