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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3124584, member: 78244"]The exchange rate would have been 10 to 1.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some issues with that theory (no offense intended):</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Wang Mang’s coinage was meant to emulate the coins issued during the Zhou Dynasty since the Zhou were considered to be epitome of political morality. That means he was copying coinage known to be from a much earlier time (though probably not as early as he thought).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. These spades have been found with ant-nose coins on at least one occasion, showing they are contemporary monies.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Ant-nose coins have mainly been found within the borders of the state of Chu. If they were made after the Warring States period, then it would be reasonable to expect that they would have been found in other places as well? Also, for such a common coinage, you would expect some mention of their issue in Qin and Han records.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this goes to show that the Dang Jin spades could not have been minted after the Qin conquest of Chu.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3124584, member: 78244"]The exchange rate would have been 10 to 1. Here are some issues with that theory (no offense intended): 1. Wang Mang’s coinage was meant to emulate the coins issued during the Zhou Dynasty since the Zhou were considered to be epitome of political morality. That means he was copying coinage known to be from a much earlier time (though probably not as early as he thought). 2. These spades have been found with ant-nose coins on at least one occasion, showing they are contemporary monies. 3. Ant-nose coins have mainly been found within the borders of the state of Chu. If they were made after the Warring States period, then it would be reasonable to expect that they would have been found in other places as well? Also, for such a common coinage, you would expect some mention of their issue in Qin and Han records. All this goes to show that the Dang Jin spades could not have been minted after the Qin conquest of Chu.[/QUOTE]
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