Thanks @Ardatirion. Here is a picture of the specimens in the museum. [ATTACH]
They are electrum actually.. personally I prefer electrum over pure gold...milder and less jarring visually
These are the late Tokugawa early Meiji official issues. They come in smaller Shu 朱 and Bu 分 denominations. [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Thank you.. I highly recommend David Hartill's Early Japanese coins. Another you can check out would be "Coins of Japan" by Neil Gordon Munro. As...
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Thanks.. indeed the 9 momme is a close equivalent to a silver crown at 34.5g
Cool Roman ingot!!
Japan - Tokugawa Shogunate Akita 秋田 Prefecture - 1863. Silver ginban 银判。Full set Silver 4 Momme 6 Fun Ginban. No circle on 改 stamp. XF....
Yeah.. These were issued during the Tang Dynasty. Their influence was very strong during this time from clothing, text, infrastructure and even...
Thanks. Yes the 12 Antique coins are rare. Hartill rated all except one or 2 variants VR to ER*. Thus I had to get it outside of Japan through...
Yes..you are right. Shin is but the Japanese romaji for Xin or new
Yes.. the waves are known as Nami and bear auspicious meaning to the Japanese. I believe it may be due to the association with Japan as a fishing...
Thank you. You must have been referring to the following 1600s wave coin [ATTACH] The above coin is a common Tokugawa cash coin that is...
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...
The following thread showcases 5 of the 12 antique coins of Imperial Japan or 皇朝十二钱 （kochou junisen). These were the first official circulating...
You're welcome. These are pretty interesting pieces. The pod duang is interesting and there are also variants of them too. These are nice heavy...
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Haha! Living on this side of the world does allow me easy jetting across Thailand and a couple of "exotic" places..
Excellent piece!! It's one piece I hope to get someday.. But man are their prices skyrocketing!!
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