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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 720257, member: 9204&quot;]I just got this one in the mail. I paid more than I have for ANY Chinese coin! (Only $30.00, lol) These are very tough, many many counterfeits. But this ones from an old collection and a trusted dealer, so I&#039;m okay with it. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_Spade_money%2C_state_of_Zhao%2C_Lin_mint%2C_350-250_BC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p style="text-align: center">State of Zhao, Lin mint</p> <p style="text-align: center">350-250 BC</p> <p style="text-align: center">AE Spade money – 27mm x 45mm</p> <p style="text-align: center">Hartill 3.331</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Ex C. B. Dodge Collection</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left">From the &quot;dark ages&quot; of Chinese history, after the fall of the Zhou Kingdom, and before the first true emperor. China was divided between a number of small, feudal kingdoms almost analogous to the warlords of the 1920&#039;s and 30&#039;s. Zhao was, for a time, one of the most powerful of these feudal states. On the northern border, they rose to this power after adopting the military technology and tactics of the barbarian Xiongnu. These spade coins circulated alongside knife coins and early circular cash. </p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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