Thank you @zumbly , @jamesicus . If the genocide had not happened, the landscape of Modern Xinjiang today could have been very different...
Thank you..
Dzungarian Khanate. Xinjiang, China. Tsewang Rabtan (1697-1726). AE pul. Yarkand mint. Obv: Tsewang in Mongolian script. Rev: Yarkand in Persian...
Some people collect hansatsu extensively although I don't have that much myself. Though I do find them pretty fascinating as the designs look...
Yes you are correct. The hansatsu were more like promissory notes or cheques which can be exchanged for the amount. But even during the early...
Haha.. thanks bro! It is really a set I'm super proud of.. although not sure if I can complete it within my lifetime..
I don't think they intended to allow this broken as change. It's just a design. Moreover it is but the size of a large cent
It was an interesting connection.. so no need to apologize
Haha.. yeah indeed.. the resemblance is uncanny
There is a small gap between them. It is a conscious feature of the coin. If you refer to Hartill's Early Japanese Coins book, such coins exists...
An unusual coinage. Ouchi clan trial coin. Tokugawa Akitake. Bunkyu period 1861-1863. Obv: 大内家系 （Ouchi Kakei). Rev: 存是货术（Son zeka jutsu). Zeno:...
I'm so looking for a wooden case with nice velvet and pits for my capsules. Not a fan of slabs at all.. I only have 1 such maple box with a small...
Great post!! The exposure to this part of the world of coinage is going to be a unique adventure!! Unlike Chinese, Annam and Korean coinage,...
And speaking of coins and Japanese swords, the "invincibility tsuba" of the powerful Oda Nobunaga is inlayed with the Eiraku Tsuho or Yong Le Tong...
You forgot Korea and South East Asia. Not to mention Central Asia but that is sometimes categorically grouped in under China
Just a bit of trivia.. there is also a type of Japanese coin that is actually designed after a Tsuba of a Japanese sword. [ATTACH]
Welcome.. for non Eastern coin collectors, it is easy to mistaken them as Chinese
Haha.. it's a tough battle.. but a nice friendly match..
Thank you very much. It was indeed a great honour..:happy:
Thanks @gregarious .. :happy: I appreciate it .
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