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Message:: [QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2531903, member: 78244"]I'm going left to right. The first coin is a Wu Zhu from the Eastern Han Dynasty. The way to tell is to look at the strokes of the zhu component of Zhu; if they are straight, then it is Western Han, and if they are curved, then it is Eastern Han. Compare below: [ATTACH=full]541284[/ATTACH] (Interesting fact: The character "Zhu" is made up of two components: the left one is "Jin," which means "metal," and the right one is "zhu," which roughly means "red." Put the two together, and you get "red metal," or bronze/copper.) The second coin is a Ban Liang that mimics the style of the coins cast by the Qin, but this one was made in the Western Han dynasty circa 160-120 BC. It looks to be 23-25mm and probably weighs 2-3g. Typically, Qin coins are over 30mm in diameter and over 5-6g. I see Jia You Tong Bao, which fits squarely with the date range you posted.[/QUOTE]