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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2406389, member: 78244&quot;]If you want to be really technical, the Qin Empire lasted from 221 BC to 206 BC. Since Alegandron&#039;s coin weighs just under 6g, I feel that his coin is from the Qin dynasty. The weight decreased afterward during the early Han Dynasty (186-182 BC) to an 8 zhu nominal weight (3-5g). The weight of the ban liangs continued to fall as time went on.</p><p><br /></p><p>This chronic weight reduction led to 3-zhu and 4-zhu ban liangs that most of you are familiar with (~2g and 23-25mm). Interestingly, the weights of the coins did not match the weight specified by the inscription &quot;Ban Liang,&quot; or &quot;Half Ounce,&quot; or 12 zhu. Han Wudi got the idea to issue a new coin whose inscription matched the weight value of the coin, which lead to the San Zhu and then the Wu Zhu.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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