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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2954751, member: 75799&quot;]Warring States Period - Qi 齊 State.</p><p><br /></p><p>Six characters knife coin. In archaic script.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, cast in the shape of a knife, was commissioned by Duke Xiang, who ruled the State of Qi from 283 to 265 BC. Xiang was enthroned at a time when the state had lost all its territory but two cities. After years of bitter battles under Xiang’s steady leadership, Qi retrieved all its lands including its capital city. In celebration of the victory, Qi minted a set of coins, which became the earliest commemorative coins in Chinese history. They are generally named according to the number of Chinese characters inscribed on their front surface – in threes, fours, fives and sixes.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the largest knife coin in my collection. [ATTACH=full]722273[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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