The first round Ancient Chinese coins

Alegandron · Apr 27, 2016

TypeCoin971793 said: ↑

During the transition from Qin to Han, the general public (or more like specific individuals that were able to secure permission from the government) was tasked with casting the Ban Liangs for general use. As a result, these coins were very small and lightweight, supposedly to replace the large and cumbersome Qin Dynasty issues. Htese small issues are called "Yu Jia" or "Elm seed" due to their size and shape. Some of these are incredibly small, like the one from my personal collection below. View attachment 496862

The 8 zhu weight was made official in 186 BC to bring back some order to the monetary system. The weight was then reduced to 4 zhu in 175 BC.
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WOW. What are those dimensions?

I have a Tetartemorion at 0.15g...

Ionia, Kolophon, 6th-century BC
AR tetartemorion, 0.15g; 530-520 BC
Obv.: Archaic head of Apollo left.
Rev.: Incuse punch.
Reference: SNG Kayhan 343

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Loong Siew · Apr 28, 2016

Very well written article... it is indeed the precursor to the 2 millennium old design to come...

TypeCoin971793 · Apr 28, 2016

@Alegandron It is 5mm in diameter, but I do not have an accurate weight on it yet. It registered as 0.0g on a scale accurate to 0.1g.

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The first round Ancient Chinese coins

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