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Message:: [QUOTE="posnerfan_48, post: 4310895, member: 111645"][ATTACH=full]1096281[/ATTACH] I had been waiting to post on these forums for a while, but since I was away from home, I had no real goodies to share until now. This is a Northern Wei coin I recently ordered for myself, I'm generally really fascinating by the so-called conquest dynasties of China (the Yuan and Qing, but also the lesser well known ones such as the Western Xia, Northern Wei, and Liao). The Northern Wei are particularly interesting to me, because even though the dynasty was founded by arguably ethnically non-"sinic" Xianbei people, the dynasty made great contributions generally to Chinese culture (however that is defined) including the spread of Buddhism, the stress on merit rather than familial connections in imperial examinations, and as the setting for the Ballad of Mulan. Perhaps if anything, the Northern Wei reminds me of how complex history can be (compared the generalized and bright lines we typically get in a 101 class), and how much cultures stand to learn from each other through interactions. As for the coin itself, I think the patina is quite beautiful, a mix of red and green, and the back appears to have a casting error in the line on the bottom right corner.[/QUOTE]