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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2964735, member: 75799&quot;]Ban Liang (半兩）Bronze cash coins of the Qin Dynasty, the first unified dynasty of China. (221-206 BC). Ban Liang (半两) or half tael. 30mm 8g.</p><p><br /></p><p>The standard coinage of the empire. The design actually predates the founding of the dynasty and was used much earlier when the Qin state was vying for supremacy during the warring states period. When the first Emperor Ying Zheng (Shi Huang Di) United the country, he standardized the monetary system by adopting the currency of his kingdom as the national standard. Whilst an entire chapter can be written about the first emperor, his key achievements included establishing a unified kingdom, administration and legacies which lasted 2 millenia. In fact, China was named after his dynasty (previously romanized as Chin). </p><p><br /></p><p>Note however that although the Qin Dynasty was short lived, the Ban Liang lasted through the earlier part of the succeeding Western Han Dynasty. </p><p><br /></p><p>Variations exist for the Ban Liang which confuses the actual era of issuance. But generally the smaller issues at around 5-6 g and lower belonged to the later Qin early Han, 30-31mm at between 7-11g are closer to the Qin standard whilst larger ones hovering around 12 g or more were attributed to the warring states period.[ATTACH=full]726352[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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