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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sullykerry2, post: 3712848, member: 57121&quot;]Parthicus is correct.&nbsp; The Japanese coin reads &quot;Kanei Tsuho&quot;.&nbsp; It is likely from the Kanei era (1625 A.D.) and part of the private mintage of Sato Shikuse of Mito.&nbsp; The reverse (blank) suggests that the coin was minted at Asakusa in present day Tokyo.&nbsp; Asakusa is home to one of the great shrines of Japan. I am using David Hartill&#039;s <b><i>Early Japanese Coins </i></b>as reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>The upper coin is mostly likely Chinese.&nbsp; I thought at first it may be a Japanese<b><i> bita-sen, </i></b>the Hartill reference book did not show all four obverse characters in the sequence of a <b><i>bita-sen. </i></b>These <b>bita-sen </b>coins BTW were Japanese imitations of Chinese coins.<b><i>&nbsp;&nbsp; </i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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