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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3140045, member: 84744&quot;]Very nice intro!</p><p><br /></p><p>Colourful &amp; crusty = good. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]802590[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tang: Su Zong (756-762), 50 cash, issued 759-62.&nbsp; This coin was produced during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion" rel="nofollow">An Lushan rebellion</a>, a devastating conflict which may well hold the record for the largest death toll in human history.&nbsp; Conservative estimates suggest 13 million people died as a direct result, roughly 5% of the world&#039;s population at the time. (!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the main inhibitor to collecting Chinese coins in the &quot;western&quot; world is that we&#039;re rarely taught about Chinese history.&nbsp; This is a shame!&nbsp; If you want to dip into it, I&#039;d recommend the ongoing <a href="https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">History of China podcast</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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