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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 4516863, member: 81887&quot;]The two very thick pieces are not official coins, they seem to be some sort of amulet or charm.&nbsp; In the third picture, the piece on the right is also not a coin; I think it is upside down, and depicts a horse and a person on the ground (?). </p><p><br /></p><p>In the third picture, the first coin (largest diameter) is upside down.&nbsp; Looking at it right-side up, the inscription seems to be Xian Tong Zhong Bao (Heavy Coin of Xian Tong period).&nbsp; However, I&#039;m still confused.&nbsp; While there was a Xian Tong period (860-874), Hartill lists just one, extremely rare coin (Rarity 1, $5,000) for Xian Tong (14.135), and it isn&#039;t a Heavy Coin but rather has the odd inscription Xuan Bao (Dark Currency).&nbsp; Either I&#039;m confused, this coin isn&#039;t really Chinese, or possibly both <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The middle coin in the third picture is much better behaved.&nbsp; The inscription is Chong Ning Zhong Bao (Heavy Coin of Chong Ning period) (1102-1106), probably Hartill 16.405 based on the small diameter (varieties exist with larger sizes).&nbsp; This is a common coin (Hartill rarity 14 (Very Common), price estimate $5).</p><p><br /></p><p>In the final photo, the thin coin (upside-down) is Guang Xu Tong Bao (Current Coin of Guang Xu period) (1875-1908).&nbsp; There are many varieties of this, most common, based largely on the reverse which gives the mintmark.&nbsp; (The range in Hartill&#039;s catalogue should be somewhere between 22-1275- 22.1509.)&nbsp; Can&#039;t tell more without seeing the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.&nbsp; If you post photos of your ancients, be sure to put them in the Ancients forum of this site.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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