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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5467253, member: 84744"]I agree with the sentiment that history is the way to make these fun. For example, this coin is attributed to Liu Bei, one of the heroes of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Once you learn a bit about that the coin becomes unforgettable! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238107[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Other things to get excited about include beautiful calligraphy...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238108[/ATTACH] </p><p>Song: Hui Zong (1101-1125) 10 cash; allegedly the emperor's calligraphy</p><p><br /></p><p>... and amazing patinas (which maybe attracted you to your two new coins):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238109[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tang: Su Zong (756-762), 50 cash</p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese is not my main focus by any means, but it's fun! And common stuff is relatively inexpensive.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They look fine to me. With expensive stuff you have to be very careful though, much more careful than for ancient Roman. There are some incredibly good fakes around. (And tons of bad ones too.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can't recommend anything academic, but I <i>can</i> recommend a highly informed podcast: <a href="https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com</a> . If you liked Mike Duncan's History of Rome you'll like this. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5467253, member: 84744"]I agree with the sentiment that history is the way to make these fun. For example, this coin is attributed to Liu Bei, one of the heroes of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Once you learn a bit about that the coin becomes unforgettable! [ATTACH=full]1238107[/ATTACH] Other things to get excited about include beautiful calligraphy... [ATTACH=full]1238108[/ATTACH] Song: Hui Zong (1101-1125) 10 cash; allegedly the emperor's calligraphy ... and amazing patinas (which maybe attracted you to your two new coins): [ATTACH=full]1238109[/ATTACH] Tang: Su Zong (756-762), 50 cash Chinese is not my main focus by any means, but it's fun! And common stuff is relatively inexpensive. They look fine to me. With expensive stuff you have to be very careful though, much more careful than for ancient Roman. There are some incredibly good fakes around. (And tons of bad ones too.) I can't recommend anything academic, but I [I]can[/I] recommend a highly informed podcast: [URL]https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com[/URL] . If you liked Mike Duncan's History of Rome you'll like this. :)[/QUOTE]
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