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<p>[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2244651, member: 75799"]Nice coin [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]. It was large the First Emperor who unified and standardised the cultural, linguistic and governmental legacy that lasted for so long. The Ban Liang was the defacto Currency of the Qin state of which the First Emperor Shi Huangdi (personal name Ying Zheng 赢正) inherited and set as the standard currency upon uniting the country. The Ban Liang of the Warring States are heavier and larger, came to a slightly smaller standard during the Qin and was even used during the early Han Dynasty (although at debased and much smaller sizes) before being replaced with the significant Wu Zhu 五铢 standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your's is definitely at least Qin Dynasty or possibly earlier during the Warring States Period due to its size. Unfortunately I do not have enough Ban Liang research to make a qualified assessment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2244651, member: 75799"]Nice coin [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]. It was large the First Emperor who unified and standardised the cultural, linguistic and governmental legacy that lasted for so long. The Ban Liang was the defacto Currency of the Qin state of which the First Emperor Shi Huangdi (personal name Ying Zheng 赢正) inherited and set as the standard currency upon uniting the country. The Ban Liang of the Warring States are heavier and larger, came to a slightly smaller standard during the Qin and was even used during the early Han Dynasty (although at debased and much smaller sizes) before being replaced with the significant Wu Zhu 五铢 standard. Your's is definitely at least Qin Dynasty or possibly earlier during the Warring States Period due to its size. Unfortunately I do not have enough Ban Liang research to make a qualified assessment.[/QUOTE]
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