RARE Indonesian Tin Pitis Shipwreck Coin Cluster Artifact — Circa 1600-1700’s AD - The Tin Pitis was a Palembang made Indonesian coin that was made of tin and used from the early 1600’s through about 1820. The pieces that I have removed from similar clusters so far have all been identified as late 1600’s through the mid 1700’s.
ANCIENT CHINA, N Song Dynasty AD 960-1279. Lot of 4 Clusters from a hoard. - ANCIENT CHINA, N Song Dynasty AD 960-1279. Lot of 4 Clusters from a hoard.About 15 coins. 57.4 grams This is the actual item you shall receive if you are the higher bid. If You have any questions -please contact me before bidding and you will receive clear answers . So please look it over carefully and bid accordingly.As Is No ReturnsAll items guaranteed genuine
China Tang Dynasty 618-907 A.D. Kai Yuan VF #AC95894 - RefID= AC95894. China Tang Dynasty 618-907 A.D. AE Kai Yuan. AE Kai Yuan 3.79 g. 25 mm. Kai Yuan Tong Bao (The Inaugural Currency). China Tang Dynasty 618-907 A.D.
Java, ancient primitive coin prototype from Chinese issue - Kai Yuan Tong Bao - This piece of interesting Kai Yuan Tong Bao bronze cash is found in East Java, Indonesia. Kai Yuan Tong Bao is cast in China Tang Dynasty ( 618 - 907 AD). But the calligraphic style on this strange cash coin found in Java is rather naïve.
LOT OF 5 Srivijaya Coins or Jambi Lion Copper Unit, Some Beveled, 1000-1300 AD - You will receive 5 randomly selected coins from the lot shown. These coins appear to be from the newly emerging series of Jambi lion coins from Srivijaya-era Malaya. They are too worn to see the lion, but they are of the same fabric. For ones in better condition, message me.
Scarce large Mamuli coin (24.4g), Majapahit Empire, 1293-1522, Java, Indonesia - Tin Mamuli earrings from the Javanese culture in the Majapahit period (1293-1522 AD), found in the area of East Java. Scarce and interesting. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 was marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia.
Scarce Mamuli coin (16.75g), Majapahit Empire, 1293-1522, Java, Indonesia - Tin Mamuli earrings from the Javanese culture in the Majapahit period (1293-1522 AD), found in the area of East Java. Scarce and interesting. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 was marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia.
Scarce small Mamuli coin (9.5g), Majapahit Empire, 1293-1522, Java, Indonesia - Tin Mamuli earrings from the Javanese culture in the Majapahit period (1293-1522 AD), found in the area of East Java. Scarce and interesting. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 was marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia.
Scarce tin "canoe money", Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca.800-1200 AD - Tin "canoe money" or "boat money" from Sumatra, Indonesia. Cast tin coin, made in a shape of a canoe or a boat, plain type without decorations. A thick short piece, 57 mm long and 20.83 grams (quarter denomination of the long decorated piece).
Scarce Mamuli coin (16.7g), Majapahit Empire, 1293-1522, Java, Indonesia - Tin Mamuli earrings from the Javanese culture in the Majapahit period (1293-1522 AD), found in the area of East Java. Scarce and interesting. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 was marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia.
Scarce LARGE tin "canoe money", Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca.800-1200 AD - Tin "canoe money" or "boat money" from Sumatra, Indonesia. Cast tin coin, made in a shape of a canoe or a boat, decorated with an uncertain. A large piece, 99mm long and 40.26 grams. This piece has three intact loops and would make excellent and unusual pendants. Rare piece, not often seen. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia. This type was manufactured in Sumatra.
Rare primitive money - glass proto-coin bead, western Sumatra, c.600-1200 AD - Very rare glass bead, once used as primitive money. These beads are made of swirling coloured black, white, yellow and red glass. 16mmx16mm, 5.80 grams, complete and without restoration. Coloured glass beads were used as proto-coins or primitive money all throughout south-east Asia starting in the 600-s AD. This piece is from western Sumatra in Indonesia. The pictures above are of the same bead taken from different angles, this lot contains only a single glass bead-money. These beads are well-known and are published (among other places) in "Magical ancient beads: (from the collection of Ulrich J. Beck)" by Jamey D. Allen, Sumarah Adhyatman. Unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Rare tin cash, Shi Dan Li Bao, Sultan Li Poh (c.1450-70's), Palembang, Indonesia - This is an obscure coin, discovered only recently in a hoard in Palembang. It is attributed to Sultan Li Bao (Li Poh), who was Chinese and seemingly used Chinese characters to strike his coins. Stylistically the coin dates to the 15th century, so this attribution is not unlikely.
Debased tin masa, Shailendra Empire, c.900-1000 CE, Sumatra, Indonesia - These are probably the earliest of the native Indonesian coins. Ma (abbreviation for "Masa", the denomination) // Square incuse with a flower pattern. 12mm, 1.32 grams. Probably minted in Srivijaya (Sailendra's Empire capital in southern Sumatra).
Debased tin masa, Shailendra Empire, c.900-1000 CE, Sumatra, Indonesia - These are probably the earliest of the native Indonesian coins. Ma (abbreviation for "Masa", the denomination) // Square incuse with a flower pattern. 12mm, 1.79 grams. Probably minted in Srivijaya (Sailendra's Empire capital in southern Sumatra).
Rare HUGE tampang or "tin hat money", 726 grams, ca.1500-1600 AD, Perak Sultanat - This huge coin is the famous "tampang" or "tin hat money", issued in the Perak Sultanate in Malaysia. It is an early solid type, dating to ca.1500-1600 AD. The extended base was cast very thin and much of it has broken off over the years, as usual.
Rare HUGE tampang or "tin hat money", 775 grams, ca.1500-1600 AD, Perak Sultanat - This huge coin is the famous "tampang" or "tin hat money", issued in the Perak Sultanate in Malaysia. It is an early solid type, dating to ca.1500-1600 AD. The extended base was cast very thin and much of it has broken off over the years, as usual.
Scarce small tin gambar, c.1300s, proto-coinage of Malaysia (Mitchiner NIS 3072) - Circa 14th century AD. Tin Gambar (also known as Malay tin ingot currency). 86mm long, 8mm wide, 19.71 grams. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious ignots, "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Scarce medium tin gambar, c.1300s, proto-coinage of Malaysia (Mitchiner NIS 3072 - Circa 14th century AD. Tin Gambar (also known as Malay tin ingot currency). Rectangular tin bar formed of a bent and hammered sheet. 76mm long, 11mm wide, 34.63 grams. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 3072; Zeno 17823; cf. CNG e-auction 299 lot 535 (item #229777); Opitz -; Quggin - . Cast tin coin, made in a shape of a flat rectangle which was folded over. Rare piece, not often seen. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious ignots, "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Scarce large tin gambar, c.1300s, proto-coinage of Malaysia (Mitchiner NIS 3072) - Circa 14th century AD. Tin Gambar (also known as Malay tin ingot currency). Rectangular tin bar formed of a bent and hammered sheet. 90mm long, 13mm wide, 42.07 grams. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 3072; Zeno 17823; cf. CNG e-auction 299 lot 535 (item #229777); Opitz -; Quggin - . Cast tin coin, made in a shape of a flat rectangle which was folded over. Rare piece, not often seen. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious ignots, "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Scarce small tin gambar, c.1300s, proto-coinage of Malaysia (Mitchiner NIS 3072) - Circa 14th century AD. Tin Gambar (also known as Malay tin ingot currency). 76mm long, 8mm wide, 15.17 grams. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious ignots, "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Rare HUGE tampang or "tin hat money", 865 grams, ca.1500-1600 AD, Perak Sultanat - This huge coin is the famous "tampang" or "tin hat money", issued in the Perak Sultanate in Malaysia. It is an early solid type, dating to ca.1500-1600 AD. The extended base was cast very thin and much of it has broken off over the years, as usual.
Scarce large tin gambar, c.1300s, proto-coinage of Malaysia (Mitchiner NIS 3072) - Circa 14th century AD. Tin Gambar (also known as Malay tin ingot currency). Rectangular tin bar formed of a bent and hammered sheet. 87mm long, 14mm wide, 47.18 grams. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 3072; Zeno 17823; cf. CNG e-auction 299 lot 535 (item #229777); Opitz -; Quggin - . Cast tin coin, made in a shape of a flat rectangle which was folded over. Rare piece, not often seen. For centuries, the tin mines in Malaysia and Indonesia produced large amounts of tin. This tin was made into religious sculptures that were exported as far as India, into imitations of Chinese cash coins and into these curious ignots, "canoe-money" or "boat-money" that widely circulate as money in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Scarce copper VOC duit, dated 7333, late 1700s, Banjarmasin Sultanate, Malaysia - Crude retrograde VOC monogram, erroneous date 7333 below // Crowned coat of arms with two lions. 21.5mm, 0.97 grams. Benjarmasin mint? Millies #268ff These fascinating and poorly known coins were struck in the late 1700's. They imitated the Dutch VOC duits from West Friesland. Imitations of silver dukatons and gold double dukatons are also known. Sultanate of Banjar or Sultanate of Banjarmasin was a sultanate located in what is today the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. For most of its history, its capital was at Banjarmasin.
Scarce copper duit, dated "7187", Banjarmasin Sultanate, Malaysia - Crude VOC monogram, erroneous date 7187 below // Crowned coat of arms with two lions. 21.5mm, 1.83 grams. Benjarmasin mint? Millies #268ff These fascinating and poorly known coins were struck in the late 1700's. They imitated the Dutch VOC duits from West Friesland. Imitations of silver dukatons and gold double dukatons are also known. Sultanate of Banjar or Sultanate of Banjarmasin was a sultanate located in what is today the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. For most of its history, its capital was at Banjarmasin.
Anepigraphic Wu Zhu cash of tyrant and usurper Dong Zhuo (189-192 AD), China - Dong Zhuo (138 AD - May 22, 192 AD) was a general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. Dong Zhuo subsequently deposed Emperor Shao and instated Emperor Xian. The following year, a coalition of regional officials and warlords launched a punitive campaign against Dong, forcing him to move the capital city to Chang'an.
Later issue Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 CE), Xin, China (H#9.37) - Huo Quan ("money coin"), with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single inner rim around the central hole, raised outside rim / Single inner and outer rims. 20mm, 1.20 grams. Hartill #9.37; Gratzer/Fishman "The Numismatic Legacy of Wang Mang" #5.46.
Large 10-cash (Xi Ning TB), Shen Zong (1068-1085), N. Song, China H#16.200 - Xi Ning Zhong Bao / Blank. 32mm, 7.02 grams. Issued in 1071-1077 AD. Hartill 16.200. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 AD), Xin dynasty, China (H#9.46) - Huo Quan ("sping of goods"), without the protruding stroke on top of Quan, without the rim around the central hole, raised outside rim / Blank. 21mm, 1.53 grams. Hartill #9.46. Two large Chinese characters.
Huo Quan cash w/inner rim, Wang Mang (9-23 CE), Xin, China (H#9.32) - Huo Quan ("money coin"), with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single inner rim around the central hole, raised outside rim / Single inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.66 grams. Hartill #9.32; Gratzer/Fishman "The Numismatic Legacy of Wang Mang" #5.46.
Local issue Wu Zhu cash, Western Jin dynasty, c.265-316 AD, China - The Jin dynasty is usually divided into the Western Jin (265-316) and Eastern Jin (317-420). The break occurred when the civil wars and the barbarian invasions of the Wu Hu confederation from the north forced the Western Jin Emperors to escape capital in Luoyang (311) and move it to Chang'an.
Small Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Two large Chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 16mm, 0.77 grams. 1st century BC. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Later issue Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 CE), Xin, China (H#9.37) - Huo Quan ("money coin"), with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single inner rim around the central hole, raised outside rim / Single inner and outer rims. 20mm, 1.07 grams. Hartill #9.37; Gratzer/Fishman "The Numismatic Legacy of Wang Mang" #5.46.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.62 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.64 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Lot of 5 various Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 AD), Xin dynasty, China - Huo Quan ("wealth/money coin") / Blank. 19mm-22mm, 2-3 grams each. SKU X10404-55531. Lot of 5 decent collectible quality coins, most are different varieties. The price is for the exact 5 coins shown on the picture.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.29 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.35 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Early type Kai Yuan Tong Bao cash, c.621-718 CE, Tang dynasty, China (H#14.1) - Despite all the research, we still do not know what the very first Kai Yuans were. The earliest of the known dated graves containing Kai Yuan coins is from AD 637 - the coins are the large Kai Yuans which can be easily distinguished from all other Kai Yuans.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.81 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Lot of 5 various Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 AD), Xin dynasty, China - Huo Quan ("wealth/money coin") / Blank. 20mm-22mm, 2-3 grams each. SKU X10400-55532. Lot of 5 decent collectible quality coins, most are different varieties. The price is for the exact 5 coins shown on the picture.
Qian Zhong cash, Emperor Su Zong (756-762 AD), Tang dynasty, China (H#14.113) - Four chinese characters Qian Yuan Zhong Bao / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.00 grams. Issued in 759-762 AD. Schjoth #-; Hartill 14.113. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.32 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth, no holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth but without holes for stringing. 21mm long, 1.51 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 19mm, 1.24 grams. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Late Zhangdi Wu Zhu cash, c.75-146 AD, Eastern Han dynasty, China - Cast by Emperors Zhangdi (75-88 CE) to Zhidi (145-146 CE). The character Zhu is written in double lines. Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, inside and outside rims. 25mm, 2.78 grams. Hartill #10.2; Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #p.49.
Ancient Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 19mm, 1.34 grams. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Late Zhangdi Wu Zhu cash, c.75-146 AD, Eastern Han dynasty, China - Cast by Emperors Zhangdi (75-88 CE) to Zhidi (145-146 CE). The character Zhu is written in double lines. Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, inside and outside rims. 26mm, 3.10 grams. Hartill #10.2; Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #p.49.
Rare small halberd (sword) money, Yue State, c.400-300 BC, Warring States, China - Rare small "sword" money from Yue state, ca.400-300 BC. One issue of primitive money in shape of a very small knives or swords were produced in Yue state around 400-300 BC. 64mm, 1.09 grams. D. Jens "Chinese Cash" p.5; cf. Zeno 6346. Very rare. During its existence, Yue was famous for the quality of its metalworking, particularly its swords. Examples include the extremely well-preserved Swords of Goujian and Zhougou. It is speculated that these miniature copies of the large bronze helberds were used as money in the ancient Yue State. This is also suggested by the find spots around Shaoxing in the Zhejiang Province.
Ancient Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 18mm, 0.87 grams. 1st century BC. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Ancient Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 16mm, 0.86 grams. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Ancient Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 18mm, 0.97 grams. 1st century BC. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Mobianqian Wu Zhu cash, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 18mm, 1.01 grams. 1st century BC. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Earliest Junguo Wu Zhu cash w/half star, 118-113 BC, W. Han dynasty, China (G/F# - The first of the Wu Zhus were cast in 118 BC by the order of the Han Emperor Wu Di (141-86 BC). Thus, these earliest Wu Zhu coins are known as Junguo Zhuqian. Wu Zhu (=5 zhus), large half-star BELOW the hole, outside rim / Blank, inside and outside rims.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Anepigraphic Wu Zhu cash of tyrant and usurper Dong Zhuo (189-192 AD), China - Dong Zhuo (138 AD - May 22, 192 AD) was a general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. Dong Zhuo subsequently deposed Emperor Shao and instated Emperor Xian. The following year, a coalition of regional officials and warlords launched a punitive campaign against Dong, forcing him to move the capital city to Chang'an.
Rare "500-cash" knife coin, Wang Mang (9-23 AD), Xin, China (H9.13) - Rare "value 500" knife coin from the first reform of Wang Mang from 7 AD. The first monetary reform was introduced by Wang Mang in AD 7 in his capacity as the “Acting Emperor”. Since it happened before the foundation of the Xin dynasty, these coins are more correctly attributed to the reigning Western Han puppet-Emperor Ruzi (AD 6-9), even though he was just an infant and obviously had no say in the reform.
Anepigraphic Wu Zhu cash of tyrant and usurper Dong Zhuo (189-192 AD), China - Dong Zhuo (138 AD - May 22, 192 AD) was a general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. Dong Zhuo subsequently deposed Emperor Shao and instated Emperor Xian. The following year, a coalition of regional officials and warlords launched a punitive campaign against Dong, forcing him to move the capital city to Chang'an.
Nice small Huo Quan cash, Wang Mang (9-23 CE), China (H#9.37) - Two large Chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"), with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, raised outside rim / Single inner and outer rims. 18.5mm, 1.11 grams. Hartill #9.37; Gratzer/Fishman "The Numismatic Legacy of Wang Mang" #5.46.
Scarce light 5-cash, Hui Zong (1101-1125), Northern Song, China (H#16.406) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Lot of 13 Kai Yuan cash, mix of varieties, Tang dynasty (618-907), China - Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He established the Later Liang Dynasty, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Lot of 10 Kai Yuan cash, mix of varieties, Tang dynasty (618-907), China - Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He established the Later Liang Dynasty, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Lot of 6 Kai Yuan cash, mix of varieties, Tang dynasty (618-907), China - Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He established the Later Liang Dynasty, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Lot of 10 Kai Yuan cash, mix of varieties, Tang dynasty (618-907), China - Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He established the Later Liang Dynasty, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Lot of 12 Kai Yuan cash, mix of varieties, Tang dynasty (618-907), China - Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He established the Later Liang Dynasty, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Large Yuan Feng TB 3-cash, Shen Zong (1068-1085 AD), N.Song, China (H16.225) - Yuan Feng Tong Bao / Blank. 29.5mm, 6.93 grams. Issued in 1078-1085 AD. Schjoth #553var.; Hartill 16.225. The denomination of these coin is not certain, though it was probably 3-cash. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
2-cash, Yuan Feng TB, Shen Zong (1068-1085), N. Song, China - H#16.248 - Four Chinese characters (running script, small characters, reading clockwise) Yuan Feng Tong Bao / Blank. 28mm, 6.41 grams. Issued in 1078-1085 AD. Hartill 16.248. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Lot of 10 various bronze ban-liang cash, Western Han, 200-100 BC, China - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
AE cash (Sheng Song YB) w/flower hole, Hui Zong (1101-25), N. Song, China (H#16. - Sheng Song Yuan Bao ("Sheng Song" = "Sacred Song", a dynastic title of Hui Zong) / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.24 grams. Issued in 1101-1106 AD. Schjoth #609; Hartill 16.378. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Nice quality sand-mold Wu Zhu cash, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.15 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Cowrie-shell coin, earliest coins of China, Shang dynasty, c.1766-1154 BC - Hart - Records and archaeological evidence suggest that the natural cowries were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC). Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - natural cowrie shell (Cyprae Moneta type) with the back filed off to enable stringing.
Lot of 3 various authentic large 2-cash, N.Song dynasty (960-1127), China - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Lot of 4 various authentic large 2-cash, N.Song dynasty (960-1127), China - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Lot of 10 various nicer Wu Zhu cash, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, China - Lot of 10 large and authentic Wu Zhu coins of various types, most are Western Han dynasty coins of different varieties, 9 are full-sized coin, one is a Mobianqian type with the outside removesd. 23-26mm, 2-4 grams each.
Lot of 5 nicer Wu Zhu cash, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, China - Lot of 5 large and authentic Wu Zhu coins of various types, all are Western Han dynasty coins of different varieties. 23-26mm, 2-4 grams each. There are different varieties, though duplication is possible.
Lot of 10 various nicer Wu Zhu cash, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, China - Lot of 10 large and authentic Wu Zhu coins of various types, nine are Western Han dynasty coins of different varieties, one is a nice early issue Eastern Han cash. 23-26mm, 2-4 grams each. There are different varieties, though duplication is possible.
Lot of 10 various nicer Wu Zhu cash, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, China - Lot of 10 large and authentic Wu Zhu coins of various types, most are Western Han dynasty coins of different varieties, but with one Eastern Han coin included. All coins are of Mobianqian types (with the outside removed).
Lot of 10 various nicer Wu Zhu cash, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, China - Lot of 10 large and authentic Wu Zhu coins of various types, all are Western Han dynasty coins of different varieties, most are full-sized coins, a few Mobianqian types with the outside removed. 23-26mm, 2-4 grams each.
Copper cash of Qian Long (1736-1795), Guilin mint, Qing, China - Emperor Gao Zong (Qian Long) (25 September 1711 - 7 February 1799) was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. Qian Long Tong Bao in Chinese / Boo Gui in Manchu.
Large 10-cash (Xi Ning TB), Shen Zong (1068-1085), N. Song, China H#16.199 - Xi Ning Zhong Bao / Blank. 32mm, 7.69 grams. Issued in 1071-1077 AD. Schjoth #542a; Hartill 16.199. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Authentic Huo Quan cash, 4-que rev, Wang Mang (9-23 CE), China (G/F 5.61) - Two large Chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"), with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single inner rim around the central hole, raised outside rim / Four que reverse (four short lines radiating from the corners of the inner rim).
Private issue Mobianqian Wu Zhu, Eastern Han China, 25-220 AD (G/F 4.343) - Two large Chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 zhus) / Blank, 21mm, 1.10 grams. 1st century BC. Gratzer/Fishman "One thousand years of Wu Zhu coinage" #B4.343; Hartill #10.17 (sic). SKU T2219-51669. The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Kai Yuan cash w/crescent, middle issue (c.713-844 AD), Tang, China (H14.4u) - (Jing component of Kai touching the hole, hooked left shoulder of Yuan) / Upright crescent above the hole. 25mm, 3.76 grams. Issued in ca.713-844 AD. Schjoth #312ff; Hartill 14.4u. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and it rivalled that of the later Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Rare ancient stone (quartz) cowrie-coin, W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of white stone (quartz) without the teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 20mm long, 2.94 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-6. Rare type, exactly the same as the type pictured in Schjoth. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of bone or stone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 22mm long, 2.09 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Lot of 4 various authentic bronze cash, N.Song dynasty (960-1127), China - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Lot of 5 various authentic bronze cash, N.Song dynasty (960-1127), China - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 21mm long, 1.82 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 23mm long, 1.52 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 24mm long, 2.13 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 5 nicer bronze cash of di - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen conquest of northern China and shift of capitals from Kaifeng to Linan was the dividing line between the Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 17mm long, 1.02 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 22mm long, 1.93 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 20mm long, 1.34 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Study lot of 10 crude early ban-liang coins, Qin Kingdom under Eastern Zhou Dyna - Study lot of 10 Ban-Liang coins of mixed varieties and in a variety of sizes. 22mm-28mm in diameter, total weight 22 grams. Crude early ban-liang - a decent lot of 10 crudely cast coins, a very nice study or research lot! Qin (778 BC-207 BC) was a Chinese feudal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese history. It emerged as one of the dominant superpowers of the Seven Warring States by the 3rd century BC and eventually united China under its rule in 221 BC, after which it is referred to as the Qin Dynasty. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth and two holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and with two original holes for stringing. 20mm long, 1.96 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Lot of 3 bronze Wu Zhu coins of various types, 115 BC-220 AD, Han dynasties, Emp - Lot of 3 large and authentic coins of various types. 23-26mm, 2-4 grams each. There are different varieties, though duplication is possible. The price is for the exact lot of 3 coins shown above. The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE).
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth/no holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and without holes. 21mm long, 2.22 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth/no holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and without holes. 18mm long, 1.69 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Authentic bamboo token ("bamboo tally"), c.1870-1940, South-Eastern China - Bamboo does not have the intrinsic value of gold, silver or bronze coins. Just as it is easy to issue paper money in any desired denomination, bamboo tallies which consisted of a simple bamboo slip were issued in denominations ranging from one fen to several thousand cash coins.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth/no holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and without holes. 18mm long, 1.60 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash of - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-25mm, the weight is 3 to 4 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above.The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (teeth/no holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with horizontal teeth and without holes. 21mm long, 1.53 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash and - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-27mm, the weight is 3 to 7 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above.The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash of - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-25mm, the weight is 3 to 4 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 1.02 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 2.63 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 18mm long, 1.20 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 2.88 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 2.00 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 19mm long, 1.96 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 23mm long, 1.79 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Bronze Sheng Song YB cash, Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China (H#16.378) - Sheng Song Yuan Bao ("Sheng Song" = "Sacred Song", a dynastic title of Hui Zong) / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.33 grams. Issued in 1101-1106 AD. Schjoth #609; Hartill 16.378. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
284-279 BC - Yan Kingdom occupying Qi Kingdom, extremely rare Boshan small knife - Small type. Ming / Blank. 106mm, 5.82 grams; Hartil 4.46 or similar; Zhong Guo p.98-99. This piece is slightly bent and shows signs of restoration. Boshan knives:Boshan knives are a distinct class of small knife-money, produced in the Boshan area. Their general appearance is similar to the Ming knives, though they are much smaller and were cast in style unique to the Boshan knives. A hoard of these knives was unearthed in the Jiaqing period (17961820) in Boshan in eastern Shandong. Later finds have been made in the same area. This area was part of the state of Qi; and their legends also refer to Qi. Between 284 and 279 BC, the State of Yan occupied most of the territory of Qi, and it is generally accepted that these coins come from this time.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 22mm long, 2.32 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Rare large stone cowrie-shell coin, 2nd-1st millenium BC, North-Eastern China - These crude stone cowries are probably the earliest of all carved cowries. It is likely that they were produced in the 2nd millenium BC and early 1st millenium BC. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash of - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-25mm, the weight is 3 to 4 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above.The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Rare large stone cowrie-shell coin, 2nd-1st millenium BC, North-Eastern China - These crude stone cowries are probably the earliest of all carved cowries. It is likely that they were produced in the 2nd millennium BC and early 1st millennium BC. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash of - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-25mm, the weight is 3 to 4 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above.The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.46 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 6 various bronze cash of - Four chinese characters / Blank. The size is about 24-25mm, the weight is 3 to 4 grams. Various types. The price is for the exact group of 6 coins shown above.The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
284-279 BC - Yan Kingdom occupying Qi Kingdom, extremely rare Boshan small knife - Small type. Ming / Blank. 111mm, 4.08 grams; Hartil 4.50; Zhong Guo p.98-99. This piece is slightly bent and shows signs of restoration. Boshan knives:Boshan knives are a distinct class of small knife-money, produced in the Boshan area. Their general appearance is similar to the Ming knives, though they are much smaller and were cast in style unique to the Boshan knives. A hoard of these knives was unearthed in the Jiaqing period (17961820) in Boshan in eastern Shandong. Later finds have been made in the same area. This area was part of the state of Qi; and their legends also refer to Qi. Between 284 and 279 BC, the State of Yan occupied most of the territory of Qi, and it is generally accepted that these coins come from this time.
Bronze Yuan You cash, Zhe Zong (1086-1100), China - Hartill 16.260 - Yuan You Tong Bao / Blank. 25mm, 3.69 grams. Issued in 1086-1093 AD. Schjoth #566; Hartill 16.260. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Rare large stone cowrie-shell coin, 2nd-1st millenium BC, North-Eastern China - These crude stone cowries are probably the earliest of all carved cowries. It is likely that they were produced in the 2nd millenium BC and early 1st millenium BC. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.83 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.83 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Bronze Jia You cash w/seal script, Ren Zong (1022-1063), N. Song dynasty, China - Jia You Tong Bao /Blank. 25mm, 3.91 grams. Issued in 1056-1063 AD. Schjoth #516; Hartill 16.151. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Jing De YB cash, Emperor Zhen Zong (998-1022), N.Song, China (H#16.49) - Jing De Yuan Bao / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.21 grams. Issued in 1111-1117 AD. Schjoth #633; Hartill 16.428. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Authentic Huang Song TB cash, Ren Zong (1022-1063), N. Song, China (H#16.99) - (Huang Song Tong Bao (dynastic title "Imperial Song") / Blank. 24.5mm, 3.74 grams. Issued in 1039-1054 AD. Schjoth #497 var.; Hartill 16.99. Huang square). The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Certified Taiping Rebellion 10-cash, cast in Jiangsu area, 1853-1855, China - The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a massive civil war in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Its goals were religious, nationalist, and political in nature; Hong sought the conversion of the Han people to the Taiping's syncretic version of Christianity, to overthrow the Qing dynasty, and a state transformation.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 23mm long, 1.81 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 23mm long, 1.44 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Huang Song TB cash, Ren Zong (1022-63), N.Song, China (H#16.112) - 25mm, 3.80 grams. Issued in 1039-1054 AD. Schjoth #-; Hartill 16.112. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Shao Sheng YB cash, Emperor Zhe Zong (1086-1100), N. Song, China - H#16.291 - Shao Sheng Yuan Bao / Blank. 24mm, 4.43 grams. Issued in 1094-1097 AD. Schjoth #585 var; Hartill 16.291. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Bronze cash, Shen Zong (1068-1085), N.Song, China (Hartill 16.210) - Yuan Feng Tong Bao / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.33 grams. Issued in 1078-1085 AD. Schjoth #545ff; Hartill 16.210. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.63 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 1.58 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.30 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
300-220 BC - Rare large 12-zhu ban-liang (32mm!) with an outer rim, Qin Kingdom - Two huge Chinese characters - Ban Liang ("Half an ounce"), outer rim / Blank, no rims. 32mm, 6.62 grams. Hartill #-; ZhongHuo page 146 (rarity 8). These rare coins are local issues that belong either to the late "Warring States" period or the early Qin period. These early ban-liangs with an outer rim are rare.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 18mm long, 1.57 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.35 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 1.58 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 18mm long, 1.46 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 18mm long, 1.38 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 18mm long, 1.62 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 20mm long, 0.96 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 19mm long, 1.77 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Certified RRR rounded foot spade, c.350-250 BC, State of Zhao, China - Large Chinese character Lin / Shi Yi (“11”) in the middle. 65mm tall, 7.7 grams. Hartill 3.482 (different number on the reverse, this emission is not listed in Hartill). Well-cast with original brown patina and some dirt. There is professional repair to the left leg, almost impossible to see. High grade, very attractive and popular.
Rare large stone cowrie-shell coin, 2nd-1st millenium BC, North-Eastern China - These crude stone cowries are probably the earliest of all carved cowries. It is likely that they were produced in the 2nd millenium BC and early 1st millenium BC. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC.
Authentic Huo Bu spade coin of Wang Mang (9-23 CE), Xin dynasty, China - These pieces were issued after the monetary reform of 14 AD. It was probably equal to 1000 Huo Quan round coins. Two large Chinese characters divided with a vertical line Huo Bu ("Money Spade"), single inside and outside rim / Single inside and outside rim, long vertical line.
Ancient bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth#A - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 1.5 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
960-1127 AD - Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), lot of 7 various bronze cash of - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen conquest of northern China and shift of capitals from Kaifeng to Linan was the dividing line between the Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty.
Rare mother of pearl cowrie-coin, W.Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC), China - Hartill - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with two holes and with "teeth". 25mm long, 3.82 grams. Hartill type #1.2. Rare type, examples made out of mother-of-pearl are rare. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze, gold and gold-plated cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved stone, sea-shell or bone (like this piece) were used as money. This piece is of very nice high quality! This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Small "Bei" ant-nose cash coin, State of Chu, 400-220 BCE, China H#1.4 - They have been found in hoards, strung up, like the later cash with holes, in the areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead.
Quality "Bei" ant-nose cash coin, State of Chu, 400-220 BC, China H#1.4 - They have been found in hoards, strung up, like the later cash with holes, in the areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead.
Quality "Bei" ant-nose cash coin, State of Chu, 400-220 BCE, China H#1.4 - They have been found in hoards, strung up, like the later cash with holes, in the areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead.
Large "Bei" ant-nose cash coin, State of Chu, 400-220 BCE, China H#1.4 - They have been found in hoards, strung up, like the later cash with holes, in the areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead.
Rare large stone cowrie-shell coin, 2nd-1st millenium BC, North-Eastern China - These crude stone cowries are probably the earliest of all carved cowries. It is likely that they were produced in the 2nd millennium BC and early 1st millennium BC. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC.
Quality "Bei" ant-nose cash coin, State of Chu, 400-220 BC, China H#1.4 - They have been found in hoards, strung up, like the later cash with holes, in the areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead.
Scarce 5-cash, Hui Zong (1101-1125), Northern Song, China (H#16.406) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China H#16.399 - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Chong Ning Tong Bao / Blank. 35mm, 12.67 grams.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China (H#16.408) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Large 10-cash, Hui Zong (1101-1125), Northern Song, China (H#16.408) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Authentic bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (H#1.2) - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 1.89 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China (H#16.407) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China H#16.399 - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Interesting variety with small characters.
Large 10-cash, Hui Zong (1101-1125), Northern Song, China (H#16.408) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen, a subject tribe within the Liao empire, invaded the Song territory in 1125 and another in 1127; in this latter invasion, the Jurchens captured not only the Song capital at Kaifeng, but the retired emperor Huizong, his successor Qinzong, and most of the Imperial court.
Authentic bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 22mm long, 1.30 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Authentic bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 22mm long, 1.50 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type).Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Authentic bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 21mm long, 1.5 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China H#16.399 - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Chong Ning Tong Bao / Blank. 35mm, 11.86 grams.
Large 10-cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N. Song, China H#16.399 - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Chong Ning Tong Bao / Blank. 35mm, 8.87 grams.
Large 10-cash, Hui Zong (1101-25), Northern Song, China (H#16.399) - The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Chong Ning Tong Bao / Blank. 35mm, 10.35 grams.
Authentic bone cowrie-coin (no teeth/holes), W.Zhou, 1046-771 BC, China (Schjoth - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone without holes or "teeth". 17mm long, 1.15 grams. Hartill type #1.2 var.; Schjoth #A-7 (for a bone type). Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved bone (like this piece) were used as money. Schjoth dated the bone types to c.850 BCE, but it is likely these were produced continuously for hundreds of years under the Western Zhou and possibly earlier. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Ban-liang cash w/outer rim, early W. Han, c.175-140 BC, China (G/F 13.76) - A Chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest Qin dynasty "Ban Liangs" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the Western Han pieces, like this one, weighed much less. Ban Liang ("Half an ounce"), outer rim / Flat, no rims.
Rare authentic white stone cowrie coin, W. Zhou (1046-771 BC), N. China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie-shaped coin made out of carved white stone (alabaster?) with two holes for stringing. 22mm long, 1.23 grams. Hartill type #1.2var; Schjoth A-6 (for the stone type); Zeno #306158. Rare type. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved stone (like this piece) were used as money. This type, made of carved dark jade is found in Northern China. Rare local cowrie issue. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Rare authentic white stone cowrie coin, W. Zhou (1046-771 BC), N. China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie-shaped coin made out of carved white stone (alabaster?) with two holes for stringing. 21mm long, 1.38 grams. Hartill type #1.2var; Schjoth A-6 (for the stone type); Zeno #305964. Rare type. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved stone (like this piece) were used as money. This type, made of carved dark jade is found in Northern China. Rare local cowrie issue. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Rare authentic white stone cowrie coin, W. Zhou (1046-771 BC), N. China - Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie-shaped coin made out of carved white stone (alabaster?) with two holes for stringing. 21mm long, 1.45 grams. Hartill type #1.2var; Schjoth A-6 (for the stone type); Zeno #306158. Rare type. Cowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millennium BC. Later on, bronze cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved stone (like this piece) were used as money. This type, made of carved dark jade is found in Northern China. Rare local cowrie issue. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.12 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.30 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.22 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.21 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 1.64 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.24 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.28 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 1.83 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.08 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.25 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.55 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 1.95 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 1.85 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.25 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.21 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.31 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 1.95 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.09 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 24mm, 2.76 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.60 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 1.84 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash (complete Zhu), Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), Three Kingdoms, China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 22mm, 2.39 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (less crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.67 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.31 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 20mm, 1.97 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 21mm, 2.17 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 20mm, 1.57 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.75 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash of Emperor Wen Di (535-551), Western Wei, China (H#10.25) - Wu Zhu ("5 zhu"), inside rim only on the right side of the hole, wide outside rim / Blank, inside and outside rim. Issued after 540 AD. 22.5mm, 2.13 grams. Hartill 10.25, Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #8.66.
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 20mm, 2.34 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 23mm, 2.39 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Wu Zhu cash, crude sand-mold casting, Wei Kingdom (220-265 AD), China - (Zhu is cramped by more or less complete), no inside rim, shallow outside rim / Blank, inner and outer rims. 20mm, 1.8 grams. Hartill - (maybe 10.12, incorrectly described); Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #B5.2 (crude type).
Zheng He TB cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N.Song, China (H#16.428) - Zheng He Tong Bao / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.13 grams. Issued in 1111-1117 AD. Schjoth #633; Hartill 16.428. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Zheng He TB cash, Emperor Hui Zong (1101-1125), N.Song, China (H#16.441) - Zheng He Tong Bao (larger characters) / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.72 grams. Issued in 1111-1117 AD. Schjoth #635; Hartill 16.441. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan Feng cash of Shen Zong (1068-85 AD), N. Song, China - large characters, Har - Yuan Feng Tong Bao / Blank. 24.5mm, 4.01 grams. Issued in 1078-1085 AD. Schjoth #545ff; Hartill 16.211. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Xiang Fu YB cash, Emperor Zhen Zong (998-1022), N. Song, China (H#16.52) - Four Chinese characters (regular script, reading clockwise, dot on top of Yuan) Xiang Fu Yuan Bao / Blank. 25mm, 3.71 grams. Issued in 1008-1016 AD. Schjoth #473; Hartill 16.52. The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty.
Ancient China Cash Coins Fused Song Dynasty Shipwreck Artifact 1100-1400 AD — - This is a remarkably preserved artifact. These pieces were likely in transport from mainland China (which would explain the large quantities of coins in one place — and in rolled/stacked form). This stack of coins is raw and left as they were naturally found.
RARE Indonesian Tin Pitis Shipwreck Coin Cluster Artifact : Circa 1600-1700’s AD - The Tin Pitis was a Palembang made Indonesian coin that was made of tin and used from the early 1600’s through about 1820. The pieces that I have removed from similar clusters so far have all been identified as late 1600’s through the mid 1700’s.
Ancient China Cash Coins Fused Song Dynasty Shipwreck Artifact 1100-1400 AD — A - This is a remarkably preserved artifact. These pieces were likely in transport from mainland China (which would explain the large quantities of coins in one place — and in rolled/stacked form). This stack of coins is raw and left as they were naturally found.
RARE Indonesian Tin Pitis Shipwreck Coin Clusters Artifact Circa 1600-1700’s AD - The Tin Pitis was a Palembang made Indonesian coin that was made of tin and used from the early 1600’s through about 1820. The pieces that I have removed from similar clusters so far have all been identified as late 1600’s through the mid 1700’s.
Southeast Asia MING 90%+ SILVER IGNOT = odd and curious money = XRF Tested - GENUINE AND ANTIQUE. Given as marriage money in Chinese and Tibet communities. Collected pre Vietnam war. 1 tael 90% silver 64 gram total weight Be aware of the fakes being sold as genuine for about $10 on EBAY.… they are silver coated bronze with fake counter stamps. If it looks too good to be true it probably is fake.. One should not purchase without x-ray fluorescent testing results.Purity over 90% by x-ray fluorescent testing in San Diego, California.These are formed by pouring the molten metal in a depression in the ground. Southeast Asia area - typically several hundred years old and circulated in Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Thailand as money based upon weight.Condition per photographs
RARE Authentic Malaysian Canoe Boat Money Tin Ingot Artifact - Ca 14-18th Cent - - For sale is this authentic antique Malaysian Srivijaya boat money artifact. This piece dates back to the 14th-18th century, and was once used as currency (as a tin ingot). Coins like this were commonly produced by “mints” in Palembang, Perak, and Selangor.
K2812, Chong-Ning Tong-Bao 10-cash Large Coin, 10 Pcs, China AD 1102-1106 - Minted during China North Song Dynasty Emperor--Hui Zong during AD 1102 to 1106. Ch'ung-Ning T'ung-Bao (Chong-Ning Zhong-Bao) is the 10-cash large coin. Weight: around 8 to 10 grams per coin. 10 pieces for wholesale.
RARE Indonesian Tin Pitis Shipwreck Coin Cluster Artifact — Circa 1600-1700’s AD - The Tin Pitis was a Palembang made Indonesian coin that was made of tin and used from the early 1600’s through about 1820. The pieces that I have removed from similar clusters so far have all been identified as late 1600’s through the mid 1700’s.
Ancient China Cash Coins Fused Song Dynasty Shipwreck Artifact 1100-1400 AD :: C - This is a remarkably preserved artifact. These pieces were likely in transport from mainland China (which would explain the large quantities of coins in one place — and in rolled/stacked form). This stack of coins is raw and left as they were naturally found.
Ancient China Cash Coins Fused Song Dynasty Shipwreck Artifact 1100-1400 AD :: A - This is a remarkably preserved artifact. These pieces were likely in transport from mainland China (which would explain the large quantities of coins in one place — and in rolled/stacked form). This stack of coins is raw and left as they were naturally found.
Ancient China Cash Coins Fused Song Dynasty Shipwreck Artifact 1100-1400 AD :: B - This is a remarkably preserved artifact. These pieces were likely in transport from mainland China (which would explain the large quantities of coins in one place — and in rolled/stacked form). This stack of coins is raw and left as they were naturally found.
A Big Chong Ning Tong Bao(1102-1106) Coin-Cash-Northern Song Dynasty - Low price Great Deals! That's our motto. And let's face it, everyone loves to find a bargain. It's human nature. Also note that monitor settings may vary from computer to computer and may distort actual colors.
Ancient Bronze Signed Stamp animal Seal statue zoomorphic seal stamp - I am very interested in our ancient civilization. I collected all kinds of things. I'm glad to introduce this beautiful antique replica to you. Its overall condition is very good. It has a very exquisite design of ancient Chinese dynasties and it uses high-quality bronze materials.
C1447 Annam, Dong, Hung-te t’ung-pao, Posterior Li Dyn, Emp Sheng Tsung, 1460-97 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, Hung-te t’ung-pao, Posterior Li Dynasty, Emperor Sheng Tsung, 1460-97. This is from Frank Robinson. This is classified as Schjoth 34. Paid price in 1988 was $1.60, equivalent to $4 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 2.77g. Please look at our other coins.
C1446 Annam, Dong, T’ai-ho t’ung-pao, Posterior Li Dyn, Emp Jen Tsung, 1443-59 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, T’ai-ho t’ung-pao, Posterior Li Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung, 1443-59. This is classified as Schjoth 30. Paid price in 1982 was $4.65, equivalent to $14 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.67g. Please look at our other coins.
C1445 Annam, AE Dong, Chih-sheng p’ing-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, Rebel Li-li, 1414-28 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, Chih-sheng p’ing-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, Rebel Li-li, 1414-28. This is classified as Schjoth 27. Paid price in 1982 was $2.90, equivalent to $9 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 22 mm. Weight 1.88g. Please look at our other coins.
C1444 Annam, AE 1 Dong, An-fu yuan-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, Rebel Li-li, 1414-28 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, An-fu yuan-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, Rebel Li-li, 1414-28. This is classified as Schjoth 24. Paid price in 1982 was $2.90, equivalent to $9 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 20 mm. Weight 1.10g. Please look at our other coins.
C1443 Annam, 1 Dong, Sheng-yuan t’ung-pao, Ch’en Dyn, Rebel Hu Feng-li, 1402-3 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, Sheng-yuan t’ung-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, Rebel Hu Feng-li, 1402-3. This is classified as Schjoth 21. Paid price in 1982 was $5.10, equivalent to $16 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 21 mm. Weight 1.44g. Please look at our other coins.
C1442 Annam, Dong, Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, T’ai Tsung Wang, 1225-58 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, Ch’en Dynasty, T’ai Tsung Wang, 1225-58. This is classified as Schjoth 9. This is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $4, equivalent to $10 in 2023. Condition is Fine-Very Fine. Diameter 21 mm. Weight 1.83g. Please look at our other coins.
C1441 Annam, AE 1Dong, Chih-p’ing yuan-pao, Li Dynasty, Kao Tung Wang, 1176-1211 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from Annam, AE 1 Dong, Chih-p’ing yuan-pao, Li Dynasty, Kao Tung Wang, 1176-1211. This is classified as Schjoth 7. Paid price in 1982 was $2.50, equivalent to $8 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 21 mm. Weight 1.24g. Please look at our other coins.
Indonesia - Kingdom of Srivijaya - South Sumatra c. 680-1250 coin - Indonesia - Kingdom of Srivijaya - South Sumatra c. 680-1250 coin. Indonesia - Kingdom of Srivijaya - South Sumatra c. 680-1250 - Kingdom of Srivijaya, Sumatra, AR sandalwood flower pattern coin, rev.: Nagari 'Ma'. VF - Ref.: Millies 128-130; Mitch (1998) #715-717 ................#NumisHobbyShop
Chinese Qing dynasty “Xian Feng Chong Bao” Coin - This coins is from Qing dynasty made during emperor Xian Feng periods (1851-1862). The back of the coin says the value of this coin equals 10 smaller such coins. They are circulated through the end of Qing Dynasty, even during early republic.
C1230 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Ning Tsung; Chai-t’ai t’ung-pao, 1201 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Ning Tsung; Chai-t’ai t’ung-pao, 1201. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 1 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 835. Paid price in 1979 was $4, equivalent to $16 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.43g. Please look at our other coins.
C1229 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emp Ning Tsung; Ch’ing-yuan t’ung-pao, 1200 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Ning Tsung; Ch’ing-yuan t’ung-pao, 1200. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 6 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 793. Paid price in 1982 was $6.45, equivalent to $20 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.37g. Please look at our other coins.
C1228 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Kuang Tsung; Shao-hsi yuan-pao, 1193 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Kuang Tsung; Shao-hsi yuan-pao, 1193. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 4 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 762. From Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $3, equivalent to $8 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.63g. Please look at our other coins.
C1227 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Kuang Tsung; Shao-hsi yuan-pao, 1192 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Kuang Tsung; Shao-hsi yuan-pao, 1192. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 3 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 761. Paid price in 1981 was $6, equivalent to $20 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.12g. Please look at our other coins.
C1225 China, AE 2 Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1182 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1182. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 9 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 733. Paid price in 1982 was $10, equivalent to $31 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 6.58g. Please look at our other coins.
C1226 China, AE 2 Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1187 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1187. Orthodox Writing. Numerals for 14 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 738. Paid price in 1983 was $8, equivalent to $24 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 6.48g. Please look at our other coins.
C1224 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emp Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1174-89 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1174-89. Orthodox Writing. Crescent and star on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 725. From Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $2, equivalent to $5 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.97g. Please look at our other coins.
C1222 China, AE Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1182 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hsiao Tsung; Shun-hsi yuan-pao, 1182. Orthodox Writing. Numeral for 9 on reverse. Attributed to Schjoth 717. From Wayte Raymond NASCA Sale, lot 935. Paid price in 1978 was $15, equivalent to $69 in 2023. Condition is Good – Very Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 2.81g. Please look at our other coins.
AE unit (kakini of 20-ratti) of Ganapati Naga, ca.340 AD, Nagas of Narwar, India - The Naga Kings held a large territory in Malwa and other regions (expending their territory as far as Mathura in the middle of the third century AD by taking it from the weakening Kushans). The last of the Nagas, Ganapati Naga, submitted to the Gupta Emperor Samudragupta.
C1220 China, AE 3 Cash, S Sung Dyn, Emp Kao Tsung; Chien-yen t’ung-pao, 1127-30 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 3 Cash, Southern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsung; Chien-yen t’ung-pao, 1127-30. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 676. Paid price in 1982 was $10, equivalent to $31 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine, there is a small hole next to the rim at about 1:00. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 5.30g. Please look at our other coins.
C1219 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Hui Tsung; Hsuan-ho t’ung-pao, 1119-25 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Hsuan-ho t’ung-pao, 1119-25. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 657. Paid price in 1982 was $4.50, equivalent to $14 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 31 mm. Weight 7.10g. Please look at our other coins.
C1218 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emperor Hui Tsung; Hsuan-ho t’ung-pao, 1119-25 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Hsuan-ho t’ung-pao, 1119-25. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 649. Paid price in 1976 was $0.25, equivalent to $1 in 2023. Condition is Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.72g. Please look at our other coins.
C1217 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Hui Tsung; Cheng-ho t’ung-pao, 1111-17 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Cheng-ho t’ung-pao, 1111-17. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 639. Paid price in 1981 was $9, equivalent to $30 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 30 mm. Weight 6.52g. Please look at our other coins.
C1216 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emperor Hui Tsung; Cheng-ho t’ung-pao, 1111-17 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Cheng-ho t’ung-pao, 1111-17. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 634. Paid price in 1978 was $0.90, equivalent to $4 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 26 mm. Weight 4.19g. Please look at our other coins.
C1215 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ta-kuan t’ung-pao, 1107-10 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ta-kuan t’ung-pao, 1107-10. Orthodox style Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 629. Paid price in 1978 was $1.50, equivalent to $7 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.37g. Please look at our other coins.
C1214 China, AE 10 Cash, N Sung Dy, Emp Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning chung-pao, 1102-6 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 10 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning chung-pao, 1102-6. Clerkly style Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 623. Paid price in 1978 was $1, equivalent to $5 in 2023. Condition is Very Good but there is a large missing piece at the left side. Diameter 34 mm. Weight 10.22g. Please look at our other coins.
C1213 China, AE 10 Cash, N Sung Dy, Emp Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning chung-pao, 1102-6 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 10 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning chung-pao, 1102-6. Clerkly style Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 623. Paid price in 1981 was $4, equivalent to $13 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 34 mm. Weight 11.12g. Please look at our other coins.
C1212 China, AE 5 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning t’ung-pao, 1102-6 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 5 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ch’ung-ning t’ung-pao, 1102-6. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 621. Paid price in 1978 was $12.50, equivalent to $57 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 34 mm. Weight 12.34g. Please look at our other coins.
C1210 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Hui Tsung; Sheng-sung yuan-pao, 1101 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Sheng-sung yuan-pao, 1101. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 613. Paid price in 1981 was $6, equivalent to $20 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 6.60g. Please look at our other coins.
C1211 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emperor Hui Tsung; Sheng-sung yuan-pao, 1101 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Sheng-sung yuan-pao, 1101. Running hand Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 614. Paid price in 1982 was $5, equivalent to $15 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 30 mm. Weight 6.98g. Please look at our other coins.
C1208 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Yuan-fu t’ung-pao, 1098-1100 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Yuan-fu t’ung-pao, 1098-1100. Running hand Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 602. Paid price in 1976 was $0.30, equivalent to $2 in 2023. Condition is About Good, Sea Salvaged. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.64g. Please look at our other coins.
C1207 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97. Running hand Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 595. Paid price in 1982 was $5, equivalent to $15 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 31 mm. Weight 7.30g. Please look at our other coins.
C1206 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 593. Paid price in 1982 was $5, equivalent to $15 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 30 mm. Weight 7.25g. Please look at our other coins.
C1205 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Shao-sheng yuan-pao, 1094-97. Running hand Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 586. This coin is from Szego. Paid price in 1988 was $2.50, equivalent to $6 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.56g. Please look at our other coins.
C1204 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93. Grass Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 576. Paid price in 1978 was $2.85, equivalent to $13 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 30 mm. Weight 7.74g. Please look at our other coins.
C1203 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 575. Paid price in 1978 was $2.40, equivalent to $11 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 30 mm. Weight 6.85g. Please look at our other coins.
C1201 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85. Grass Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 556. Paid price in 1978 was $2.60, equivalent to $12 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 7.42g. Please look at our other coins.
C1202 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Che Tsung; Yuan-yu t’ung-pao, 1086-93. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 565. Paid price in 1989 was $3, equivalent to $7 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 4.18g. Please look at our other coins.
C1199 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85. Grass Character Writing. Rosette type hole. Attributed to Schjoth 552. Paid price in 1976 was $0.30, equivalent to $2 in 2023. Condition is Good, sea salvaged. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.13g. Please look at our other coins.
C1200 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 553. Paid price in 1978 was $3.50, equivalent to $16 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 29 mm. Weight 6.79g. Please look at our other coins.
C1198 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Yuan-feng t’ung-pao, 1078-85. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 545. Paid price in 1982 was $3, equivalent to $9 in 2023. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 4.55g. Please look at our other coins.
C1197 China, AE 3 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning chung-pao, 1068-77 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 3 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning chung-pao, 1068-77. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 542a. Paid price in 1978 was $2.60, equivalent to $12 in 2023. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 32 mm. Weight 7.70g. Please look at our other coins.
C1196 China, AE 2 Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning chung-pao, 1068-77 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE 2 Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning chung-pao, 1068-77. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 539. Paid price in 1982 was $10, equivalent to $31 in 2023. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 28 mm. Weight 7.44g. Please look at our other coins.
Collectables! Chinese collectable ancient bronze coins 10pcs - This collection of Chinese ancient bronze coins is a must-have for any collector of Asian/Oriental antiques. Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting out, these collectables are sure to impress.
C1195 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning yuan-pao, 1068-77 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning yuan-pao, 1068-77. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 532. Paid price in 1986 was $0.70, equivalent to $2 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.53. Please look at our other coins.
C1194 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning yuan-pao, 1068-77 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Shen Tsung; Hsi-ning yuan-pao, 1068-77. Seal Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 530. Paid price in 1976 was $1.50, equivalent to $7 in 2022. Condition is Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.40g. Please look at our other coins.
C1191 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Ying Tsung; Chih-p’ing yuan-pao, 1064-7 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Ying Tsung; Chih-p’ing yuan-pao, 1064-7. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 523. Paid price in 1982 was $3, equivalent to $9 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 4.26g. Please look at our other coins.
C1189 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Jen Tsung; Chia-yu yuan-pao, 1056-63 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; Chia-yu yuan-pao, 1056-63. Rosette Hole. Seal Script. Attributed to Schjoth 514. It is from Scott Semans. Paid price in 1985 was $2.10, equivalent to $5 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 23 mm. Weight 3.04g. Please look at our other coins.
C1188 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Jen Tsung; Chih-ho t’ung-pao, 1054-5 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; Chih-ho t’ung-pao, 1054-5. Seal Script. Attributed to Schjoth 512. It is from Scott Semans. Paid price in 1985 was $4.10, equivalent to $11 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.76g. Please look at our other coins.
C1185 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Jen Tsung; Ching-yu yuan-pao, 1034-7 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; Ching-yu yuan-pao, 1034-7. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 494. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $1.25, equivalent to $3 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.59g. Please look at our other coins.
C1183 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Jen Tsung; Ming-tao yuan-pao, 1032-3 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; Ming-tao yuan-pao, 1032-3. Seal Script. Attributed to Schjoth 489. Paid price in 1981 was $2, equivalent to $6 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.42g. Please look at our other coins.
C1184 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dynasty, Emp Jen Tsung; Ching-yu yuan-pao, 1034-7 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; Ching-yu yuan-pao, 1034-7. Seal Script. Attributed to Schjoth 492. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $1.25, equivalent to $3 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 2.63g. Please look at our other coins.
C1182 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Jen Tsung; T’ien-sheng yuan-pao, 1023-31 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; T’ien-sheng yuan-pao, 1023-31. Orthodox Writing. Attributed to Schjoth 486. Paid price in 1977 was $2, equivalent to $9 in 2022. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.55g. Please look at our other coins.
C1181 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Jen Tsung; T’ien-sheng yuan-pao, 1023-31 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Jen Tsung; T’ien-sheng yuan-pao, 1023-31. Seal Script. Attributed to Schjoth 484. Paid price in 1976 was $1.25, equivalent to $6 in 2022. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.24g. Please look at our other coins.
C1179 China, AE Cash, N Sung Dyn, Emp Chen Tsung; Hsiang-fu t’ung-pao, 1008-16 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is China, AE Cash, Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor Chen Tsung; Hsiang-fu t’ung-pao, 1008-16. Attributed to Schjoth 476. It is from Scott Semans. Paid price in 1985 was $1.60, equivalent to $4 in 2022. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.49g. Please look at our other coins.
C1173 China, AE Cash, N. Sung Dynasty, Emp. T’ai Tsung; Shun-hua yuan-pao, 990-4 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor T’ai Tsung; Shun-hua yuan-pao, 990-4. Attributed to Schjoth 464. Paid price in 1977 was $2, equivalent to $9 in 2022. Condition is Very Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.12g. Please look at our other coins.
C1171 China, AE Cash, N. Sung Dyn., Emp T’ai Tsung; T’ai-p’ing t’ung-pao, 976-84 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Northern Sung Dynasty, Emperor T’ai Tsung; T’ai-p’ing t’ung-pao, 976-84. Attributed to Schjoth 460. It is from Szego. Paid price in 1988 was $4.50, equivalent to $11 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 2.91g. Please look at our other coins.
C1168 China, AE Cash, Anterior Shu, Emperor Wang Yen; Ch’ien-te yuan-pao, 918-24 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Anterior Shu Dynasty, Emperor Wang Yen; Ch’ien-te yuan-pao, 918-24. Attributed to Schjoth 433. Paid price in 1981 was $8, equivalent to $24 in 2022. Condition is Good. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 2.90g. Please look at our other coins.
C1167 China, AE Cash, Posterior Chou, Emp Shih Tsung; Chou-yuan t’ung-pao, 954-9 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Posterior Chou Dynasty, Emperor Shih Tsung; Chou-yuan t’ung-pao, 954-9. Attributed to Schjoth 414. Paid price in 1977 was $4, equivalent to $18 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.02g. Please look at our other coins.
C1165 China, AE Cash, Tang Dynasty, Emp. Su Tsung; Ch’ien-yuan chung-pao, 756-62 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Su Tsung; Ch’ien-yuan chung-pao, 756-62. Attributed to Schjoth 362. There is a crescent on the reverse. Paid price in 1975 was $0.05, equivalent to $0.26 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine+. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.67g. Please look at our other coins.
C1166 China, AE Cash, Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wu Tsung; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 841-6 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wu Tsung; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 841-6. Reverse: lo for Lo-yang in Honan. Attributed to Schjoth 370. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $4.50, equivalent to $11 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.26g. Please look at our other coins.
C1164 China, AE Cash, Tang Dynasty, Emp. Su Tsung; Ch’ien-yuan chung-pao, 756-62 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Su Tsung; Ch’ien-yuan chung-pao, 756-62. Attributed to Schjoth 353. Paid price in 1979 was $2.50, equivalent to $10 in 2022. Condition is Fine+. Diameter 25 mm. Weight 3.40g. Please look at our other coins.
C1163 China, AE Cash, Tang Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsu; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 618-26 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsu; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 618-26. Attributed to Schjoth 329. Paid price in 1977 was $3, equivalent to $14 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 2.63g. Please look at our other coins.
C1162 China, AE Cash, Tang Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsu; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 618-26 - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Kao Tsu; K’ai-yuan t’ung-pao, 618-26. Attributed to Schjoth 314. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $2.50, equivalent to $6 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 24 mm. Weight 3.14g. Please look at our other coins.
Ancient Chinese Lucky Cash Coins. China Song Circa 960-1279 A.D - WELCOME TO ~SIMPLY COINS~ We would like to offer for sale ~ China Song Circa 960-1279 A.D 100% Buyer Satisfaction Across All Listings So Please Shop With Confidence Thank You For Looking BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A SMOKE/PET FREE HOME Please check out my many other listings!! ~SIMPLY COINS~.
India Ancient,Indo-Parthian Kingdom 1 Drachm (20-55 Ce)Gondophares I,Bearded Bus - Gondophares I was the founder of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. He succeeded the Scythian rulers in the region but unlike them do not appear to have embraced Buddhism, instead retaining their own ancient Persian Zoroastrian practices.
India Ancient,Indo-Parthian Kingdom 1 Drachm (20-55 Ce)Gondophares I,Bearded Bus - Gondophares I was the founder of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. He succeeded the Scythian rulers in the region but unlike them do not appear to have embraced Buddhism, instead retaining their own ancient Persian Zoroastrian practices.
Strange Yong Le Tong Bao in barbaric writing style and major cast flaw, Java - Yong Le Tong Bao is cast during Yong Le (1403 - 1424 AD) in China Ming Dynasty. This piece of interesting Yong Le Tong Bao is found in East Java, Indonesia. This type of coin could be a Javanese local imitation in 16th century which Japanese n umismatists referred as Shima-sen (island coin).
18th circa.--S. E. ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---SRIVIJAYA ERA---TWO PERSONS--dia. 30 mm. - Th circa.-SOUTHEAST ASIA-ANCIENT COIN---SRIVIJAYA ERA--TWO PERSONS---dia. REV. : TWO PERSONS, IT COULD BE A FEMALE AND A MAN FACING EACH OTHER, A BUNCH FLOWER AT TOP. COIN FEATURES TWO PERSONS FACING EACH OTHER, ONE ARABIC(FEED BACK SOUGHT) SCRIPT AT TOP.
A Set of Zhi Dao Yuan Bao (3 Coins)-(990-994)-Northern Song Dynasty - The coins were casted from 990-994 AD while the emperor was Song Tai Zong. The characters on the coin was written by Emperor Song Tai Zong. The price is for 3 coins, including a regular script coin, a cursive script coin and a running script coin.
India Medieval,Sultinate Of Bengal,Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah,1 Jital (1338-1349 Ce - Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, Sultan of Bengal (1338-1349 CE), was the founder of the independent Muslim Sultanate in Bengal, with its capital at the historic city of Sonargaon. He declared himself Sultan in 1338 on the death of the Delhi Sultanate Governor Bahram Khan.
C1101 China, IRON Value 3, Pei Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; 1111-17 D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, IRON Value 3 of the Pei Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Cheng-ho t’ung-pao, 1111-17 AD. Attributed to Schjoth 645. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1984 was $26, equivalent to $68 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 32 mm. Weight 9.74g. Please look at our other coins.
18th circa.--S. E. ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---WALKING CHICHEN--dia. 73 mm. heavy coin - Th circa.-SOUTHEAST ASIA-ANCIENT COIN---WALKING CHICKEN---dia. COIN FEATURES WALKING CHICKEN, A SOLID BEADS ABOVE COULD REPRESENT THE SUN. REV. : SUN-CRESENT MOON ABOVE, ANCIENT SCRIPT IN THE MIDDLE, LORD SHIVA'S CRESENT MOON PIN BELOW.
K8802, North Song Dynasty Iron Coins, 50 Pcs Wholesale, China AD 1000-1100 - All of these coins are 1 cash and 2 cash iron coins, minted during AD 1000 to 1100 in China, by several different emperors in North Song Dynasty. Mixed coins with many varieties. Weight of each coin: around 10 to 13 grams.
C1022 India, Billon Tanka, 1410-42 D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from India, Gujarat, Billon Tanka of Ahmad Shah I, 1410-42. Paid price in 1981 was $7.50, equivalent to $23 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 19 mm. Weight 9.33 g. Please look at our other coins.
C1024 India, Kulbarga, coin of Muhammad Shah I, 1358-75 D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from India, Kulbarga, coin of Muhammad Shah I, 1358-75. Paid price in 1981 was $6, equivalent to $18 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 14 mm. Weight 3.51 g. Please look at our other coins.
C1018 India, Delhi, Billon Jital of Mohm’d Shaw II, 1295-1316 D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from India, Delhi, Billon Jital of Mohm’d Shaw II, 1295-1316. Paid price in 1981 was $6.50, equivalent to $20 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 16 mm. Weight 3.41 g. Please look at our other coins.
C1017 India, Delhi, Billon 1/24 Tanka of Ghiyasu-d-din Balban, 1266-87 D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from India, Delhi, Billon 1/24 Tanka of Ghiyasu-d-din Balban, 1266-87. Paid price in 1980 was $5, equivalent to $17 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 15 mm. Weight 3.61 g. Please look at our other coins.
F1015, Book: Trace of the Rarest Chinese Cash Coin, 2001 - F1015, Trace of the Rarest Chinese Cash, 2001. This book is edited in Chinese. But if the reader can not read chinese, she/he can understand the detail through colourful pictures. 292 pages. This books has many rare Chinese coins, and their collectors.
1821-1850 China 1 Cash Daoguang Chinese Empire Rare Coin - WELCOME TO ~SIMPLY COINS~ We would like to offer for sale ~ In the unlikely event that there is any problem with your order Allowing buyers to claim full refund for any items lost or damaged in the post 100% Buyer Satisfaction Across All Listings So Please Shop With Confidence Thank You For Looking BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A SMOKE/PET FREE HOME Please check out my many other listings!! ~SIMPLY COINS~.
C938 China, IRON Value 3 of Pei Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung, 1107-10 AD D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, IRON Value 3 of the Pei Sung Dynasty, Emperor Hui Tsung; Ta-kuan t’ung-pao, 1107-10 AD. Attributed to Schjoth 632. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1984 was $33, equivalent to $88 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 33 mm. Weight 9.69g. Please look at our other coins.
C898 China, AE Wu-shu of Emperor Wen, Sui Dynasty, 589-604 AD D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Wu-shu of Emperor Wen, Sui Dynasty, 589-604 AD. Classified as Schjoth 253. Paid price in 1979 was $16.50, equivalent to $63 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 22 mm. Weight 2.26 g. Please look at our other coins.
C899 China, Iron Value 3, Emperor Che Tsung, Northern Sung Dynasty, 1086-93 AD D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, Iron Value 3, Yuan-yu tung-pao of Emperor Che Tsung, Northern Sung Dynasty, 1086-93 AD. Classified as Schjoth 581. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1984 was $27, equivalent to $72 in 2022. Condition is Fine. Diameter 34 mm. Weight 13.66 g. Please look at our other coins.
1909 China 20 Cash - Xuantong Copper 11.26 g ⌀ 34 mm Y# 21 - WELCOME TO ~SIMPLY COINS~ We would like to offer for sale ~ PLEASE REFER TO IMAGES In the unlikely event that there is any problem with your order Allowing buyers to claim full refund for any items lost or damaged in the post 100% Buyer Satisfaction Across All Listings So Please Shop With Confidence Thank You For Looking BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A SMOKE/PET FREE HOME Please check out my many other listings!! ~SIMPLY COINS~.
8 different Qing dynasty Chinese Coins - These 8 coins are all from Qing dynasty made during different emperors periods. They are circulated through the end of Qing Dynasty, even during early republic years. 1736 - 1796. 4th column: 1796 - 1821.
K0355, Shell Coins 25 pcs Wholesale, Small Size, China 2500 years ago - And since BC 2300, the round cast coins appeared, which took place of these shell coins. These coins were found in Henan province, central part of China. This lot is for 25 pcs wholesale. This is the small size.
C568 China, AE Cash of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yung-an wu-shu, 528-9 AD D - Besides stereo view cards we have been collecting coins for 60 years. Perhaps it is time to sell some of them. This coin is from China, AE Cash of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yung-an wu-shu, 528-9 AD. Attributed to Schjoth 239. It is from Frank Robinson. Paid price in 1988 was $39, equivalent to $92 in 2022. Condition is Very Fine. Diameter 23 mm. Weight 2.15g. Please look at our other coins.
Chinese ancient a string 10 different bronze coins Collection crafts - But colors may appear slightly different to each user due to individual monitor settings. That's our motto. And let's face it, everyone loves to find a bargain. It's human nature. Also note that monitor settings may vary from computer to computer and may distort actual colors.
1101-1125 China Song Dynasty Ngc Genuine - Ten Cash - Emperor Huizong -Certified - 1101-1125 CHINA SONG DYNASTY NGC GENUINE - TEN CASH - EMPEROR HUIZONG -CERTIFIED SLAB - VERY COOL (1101-1125) CHINA 10 CASH - FROM SONG DYNASTY - GREAT COIN FOR ANY COLLECTION - WE HAVE 15 COINS AVAILABLE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET THE EXACT COIN IN THE PHOTO - GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY.
K2619, Tang-Guo Tong-Bao Coins (Regular Script), China Later Zhou Dynasty - Tang-Guo(T'ang-Kuo) Tong-Bao was minted by Emperor Yuan Zu(Li Jing) during AD 951-960. It is the Souhern Tang Kingdom of the Ten Kingdoms periods. The character on the face of the coin is Regular Script, which is more scarce than Seal Script.
K2817, Chong-Ning Zhong-Bao 10-cash Large Coins 4 pcs Type II, China AD 1102 - Minted during China North Song Dynasty Emperor--Hui Zong during AD 1102 to 1106. Ch'ung-Ning Chung-Bao (Chong-Ning Zhong-Bao) is the 10-cash large coin. 4 Pcs wholesale. This is type II, which is a little different from standard Chong-Ning Zhong-Bao in Chinese characters.
A Chong Ning Zhong Bao(1102-1106) Big Coin#106 VF! - The coin was casted from 1102 to 1106 AD while the emperor was Song Hui Zong. The characters on the coin was written by Song Hui Zong. The coin is bigger than ordinary coins, which equals 10 standard coins.
A Chong Ning Zhong Bao(1102-1106) Big Coin#46-Small Charactors - The coin was casted from 1102 to 1106 AD while the emperor was Song Hui Zong. The characters on the coin was written by Song Hui Zong. The coin is bigger than ordinary coins, which equals 10 standard coins.
18th circa.--S. E. ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---DOG---dia. 67 mm. heavy coin - S. E. ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---DOG---dia. COIN FEATURES DOG TURNS ITS FACE TO LEFT, ANCIENT SCRIPTS ABVOE, THREE SOLID BEADS NEAR ITS NECK COULD REPRESENT THE THREE JEWLS OF BUDDHISM. REV. : WELL WORN ANCIENT SCRIPTS.
K2803, Zheng-He Tong-Bao, 25 Pcs Wholesale, China AD 1101-1125 - Minted by China North Sung Dynasty emperor, Hui-Zong, during AD 1101 to 1125. Standard one-cash coin. Fine to VF in all. 25 pieces for wholesale totally. The Chinese Script is Seal Script and Li Script.
Time Life Great Ages of Man Early Japan Shogun Samurai Ancient Medieval Art Zen - CHAPTER THREE : Rise of the Samurai. [Picture Essay: The Way of the Warrior. A Man of War: The Armor-Clad Samurai. An Exquisite Brocade.Multiu-Colored Stitching of a Braided Silk Armor Cord. A Life-Long Condition of Battle Readiness. ].
K0051, Ancient China Bridge Coin, Broken, BC 600 to 250 (a) - Bridge Coin is a very famous and special coin minted in central part of China around 2200 to 2600 years ago. The bridge coins were circulated in the market with other special coins around 2500 years ago, like spade coins, knif coins, and shell coins.
India Islamic,Khwarazmian Shahs 1 Jital-Small (1077-1231 Ce)Arabic Script With M - The Khwarazmian Dynasty was a Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk (slave) origin. The dynasty ruled large parts of Central Asia and Persia from roughly 1077 to 1231 CE, first as vassals of the Seljuqs and Kara Khitan Khanate and later as independent rulers, up until the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia in the 13th century.
India Islamic,Khwarazmian Shahs 1 Jital-Small (1077-1231 Ce)Arabic Script With M - The Khwarazmian Dynasty was a Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk (slave) origin. The dynasty ruled large parts of Central Asia and Persia from roughly 1077 to 1231 CE, first as vassals of the Seljuqs and Kara Khitan Khanate and later as independent rulers, up until the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia in the 13th century.
India Islamic,Khwarazmian Shahs 1 Jital-Small (1077-1231 Ce)Arabic Script With M - The Khwarazmian Dynasty was a Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk (slave) origin. The dynasty ruled large parts of Central Asia and Persia from roughly 1077 to 1231 CE, first as vassals of the Seljuqs and Kara Khitan Khanate and later as independent rulers, up until the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia in the 13th century.
K2864, A pair Ming-Dao Yuan-Bao Coins, China AD 1032 - Minted by China North Sung Dynasty emperor, Ren Zong, during AD 1032 to 1033. Standard one-cash coin. The Chinese Script is Seal Script (down onw) and Regular Script (up one). There is two coins in this lot.
India Medieval,Sultinate Of Bengal,Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah,1 Jital (1338-1349 Ce - Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, Sultan of Bengal (1338-1349 CE), was the founder of the independent Muslim Sultanate in Bengal, with its capital at the historic city of Sonargaon. He declared himself Sultan in 1338 on the death of the Delhi Sultanate Governor Bahram Khan.
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Jital (C.1242-1546Ce)Ala Al-Din Masud,Horsem - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Tanka (C.1246-1526Ce)Rullers Titles,Name Of - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Tanka (C.1246-1526Ce)Rullers Titles,Name Of - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Tanka (C.1246-1526Ce)Rullers Titles,Name Of - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
18th circa.-S. E. ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---CROUCHING BUFFALO IN THE FIELD---32 mm. - Th circa.-SOUTHEAST ASIA--ANCIENT COIN---CROUCHING BUFFALO IN THE FIELD-- -dia. FEATURES TO RIGHT, CROUCHING BUFFALO IN THE FIELD, WATER BELOW, ANCIENT SCRIPTS ABOVE, THREE BEADS NEAR ITS FACE COULD REPRESENT THE THREE JEWEL OF BUDDHISM.
Java, Yuan You Tong Bao bronze coin rev. low relief, recast trade coin? - These small and light trade coins are directly recast from the circulated Chinese official issues, mainly from Northern Song. As such the characters are usually not sharp and the relief on reverse is low or flat.
CHINA 1651-1911 AD x 100 Pcs Lot CHING DYNASTY CASH COIN Antique COIN Chinese - CHINA Ching Dynasty CASH coin 1651-1911 A.D. assorted Bronze coins lot of 100 pieces, period, varieties unpicked good for beginners, researchers, advanced collectors as well as Dealers and investors in good condition,bearing the picture of design and texts on back.
VIETNAM 1848-1883 x 100 Pcs Lot KM C192 TU DUC THONG BAO ANCIENT CASH COIN MONEY - VIETNAM Tu Duc 1848-1883 issue KM C192 THONG BAO period scarce COPPER CASH coin in very fine condition coins DEALERS LOT OF 100 PIECES, interesting selection for investor, dealers, researchers, bearing the pictures of texts with denominations and square design on back.
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Tanka (C.1246-1526Ce)Rullers Titles,Name Of - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Tanka (C.1246-1526Ce)Rullers Titles,Name Of - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Jital (C.1242-1546Ce)Ala Al-Din Masud,Horsem - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Jital (C.1242-1546Ce)Ala Al-Din Masud,Horsem - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Jital (C.1242-1546Ce)Ala Al-Din Masud,Horsem - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
India Medieval Sultanate Of Delhi 1 Jital (C.1242-1546Ce)Ala Al-Din Masud,Horsem - The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206-1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526).
Kushans Gold Stater, Kidarite Succession, 360AD, 7.78g - Later Kushans. Kidarite Succession. After 400 AD. AV 25 MM gold Stater. 7.79Grams, King standing left, sacrificing at altar; trident standard behind. It's a lovely gold coin. Heavy and satisfying to hold.
China Northern Song Dynasty Emperor Shen Zong AE 3-cash - Emperor Shen Zong (1068-1085AD). Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127AD). AE 3-cash- 6,55 gram- 28 mm, issued in 1078-1085AD. obv: four chinese characters (Seal script, clockwise, squarish Bao) Yuan Feng Tong Bao.
China Qin Kingdom Warring state period early and crude ban-liang - Obv: two large Chinese characters Ban Liang (Half an ounce), no rims. Rare early and crude ban-liang, Warring State period- 4,91 gram- 28 mm. Qin Kingdom (300-221BC)(Feudal Chinese state under the Eastern Zhou Dynasty).
China Tang Dynasty AE cash Kai Yuan - Obv: four chinese characters Kai Yuan Tong Bao ("The Inaugural currency")(shoulderless "Yuan"). Tang Dynasty (618-690/705-907AD). AE cash- 3,42 gram- 24,5 mm ,issued ca 732-907AD. Hartill 14.8.
K2113,China 10 Pcs Wu Zhu Coins uncleaned (Wu-Chu), BC 96 to AD 400 - 10 Pcs in all. In uncleaned original condition. From the original clump coins. These coins were minted more than 2000 years ago by China Han Dynasty Emperors. Used as standard coins for more than 600 years in China.
K0352, Medium-Size Shell Coins, China 2500 years ago, 1 Pcs - And since BC 2300, the round cast coins appeared, which took place of these shell coins. These coins were found in Henan province, central part of China. This item is only one pcs for sale. The weight is around 1.5 to 2.5.
China Tang Dynasty AE cash Kai Yuan - Obv: four chinese characters Kai Yuan Tong Bao ("The Inaugural currency")(shoulderless "Yuan"). Tang Dynasty (618-690/705-907AD). AE cash- 3,64 gram- 25 mm ,issued ca 732-907AD. Hartill 14.6.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 2,08 gram, 23 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - Obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),without the protruding stroke on top of Quan, raised outside rim. AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang-3,25 gram, 24 mm. Emperor Wang Mang (9-23AD). Xin Dynasty.
India Independant Multan Muhammad III AR damma - AR damma- 0,46 gram- 12 mm. Fishman/Tod "The Silver Damma" #M59. Muhammad III. rev: three dots, stylized "Sri" above, Brahmi letters "Ta" and Pa+" in fields, below "Lillah Muhammad".
India Habbarid Amirs of Sind Ali AR damma - AR damma- 0,44 gram, 10 mm. Amirs of Sind (ca 900-1000AD). obv: Billah yathiqu/'Ali wa bihi/yantasir ("In God trusts 'Ali and through him is victorious"). Ali (mid-900's), son of Umar II.
China Northern Song Dynasty Emperor Shen Zong AE 3-cash - (Emperor Shen Zong (1068-1085AD). Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127AD). AE 3-cash- 7,88 gram- 28 mm, issued in 1078-1085AD. obv: four chinese characters (running script,'claw-feet' Bao, reading clockwise)) Yuan Feng Tong Bao.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 3,02 gram- 23 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
China Liang Dynasty Emperor Wu of Liang iron Wu Zhu cash - Liang Dynasty (or Southern Liang Dynasty)(502-557AD). Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549AD). Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #8.22. Iron Wu Zhu cash- 4,07 gram- 22 mm. obv: two chinese characters Wu Zhu (= 5 Zhus), raised rim above and below the hole only.
China Western Han Dynasty Wu Di- Wu Zhu cash - Obv: two large chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 Zhus) (with x-like "wu"), without the outside rims. Wu Zhu cash- 3,88 gram- 26 mm. Wu Di (113-90BC). Western Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). rev: blank, inside and outside rims.
China Western Han Dynasty Wu Di- Wu Zhu cash - Obv: two large chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 Zhus) (with x-like "wu"), without the outside rims. Wu Zhu cash- 2,91 gram- 25 mm. Wu Di (113-90BC). Western Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). rev: blank, inside and outside rims.
China Western Han Dynasty emperor Wen Di bronze ban-liang cash - Obv: two normal sized Chinese characters Ban Liang ("Half an ounce"),large characters ( lower part of Liang is like a sideway E), no rims or other marks. Emperor Wen Di (180-157BC). Western Han Dynasty (206BC-220ADBC).
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 1,36 gram, 20 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),without the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
India Delhi Sultanats Alal-din Muhammad jital - Delhi Sultanats. Billon jital (two gani)- 3,39 gram, 15 mm. Alal-din Muhammad (1296-1316AD). rev: 'al-sultan al-azam ala al-dunya wal din' in Arabic. "The Coins of the Indian Sultanates" D-233.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 3,22 gram, 23 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 2,54 gram, 22 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
China Tang Dynasty AE cash Kai Yuan Tong Bao, early type - Obv: four chinese characters Kai Yuan Tong Bao ("The Inaugural currency")(left-shoulder "Yuan",the "jing" component of Kai,does not touch the hole). Tang Dynasty (618-690/705-907AD). AE cash- 3,53 gram- 24,5 mm ,issued ca 621-718AD.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 1,46 gram- 20 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),half-dot above the hole. Emperor Wang Mang (9-23AD). Xin Dynasty.
China Western Han Dynasty "goose eye" Ji Mu Wu Shu - "Goose eye" Ji Mu Wu Zhu- 0,61 gram- 12 mm, issued ca 73-33BC. Western Han Dynasty (206BC-25AD). obv: two large chinese characters Wu Zhu (= 5 zhus), no inside rims, outside rim. rev: blank, inside and outside rims.
China Western Han Dynasty "goose eye" Ji Mu Wu Shu - "Goose eye" Ji Mu Wu Zhu- 0,61 gram- 12 mm, issued ca 73-33BC. Western Han Dynasty (206BC-25AD). obv: two large chinese characters Wu Zhu (= 5 zhus), no inside rims, outside rim. rev: blank, inside and outside rims.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 2 gram, 21 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),without the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, no outer rim. Emperor Wang Mang (9-23AD).
China Western Han Dynasty bronze ban-liang cash - Obv: two normal sized Chinese characters Ban Liang ("Half an ounce"),large characters ( lower part of Liang is like a M), no rims or marks. Western Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Bronze ban-liang cash -2,73 gram, 24 mm, ca 175-119BC.
India Nagas of Narwa Ganapati Naga AE kakini - AE kakini- 2 gram- 11 mm. Nagas of Narwa. Ganapati Naga (ca 340AD). Mitch ACW 4739-4753. rev: in Brahmi legend: "Maharaja Sri Ganendra" ,in a circle.
India Nagas of Narwa Ganapati Naga AE 1/2 kakini - AE 1/2 kakini- 1,09 gram, 9 mm. Nagas of Narwa. Ganapati Naga (ca 340AD). Mitch ACW 4739-4753. rev: in Brahmi legend: "Maharaja Sri Ganendra" ,in a circle.
China Western Wei Dynasty Wen Di- Wu Zhu cash - Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #8.66. Wu Zhu cash- 2,29 gram- 23 mm, issued after 540AD. obv: two chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 Zhus); inside rim only on the left of the hole, wide outside rim.
India Independant Multan Amir Shibl AR damma - Amir Shibl (ca 840-861AD). rev: three dots, stylized Brahmi "Sri" above, Brahmi letters "Ta" and Pa+" in fields, below "Lillah Shibl in arabic". AR damma- 0,53 gram- 11 mm. Fishman/Tod "The Silver Damma" #M54.
India Habbarid Amirs of Sind Ali AR damma - AR damma- 0,50 gram, 10 mm. Amirs of Sind (ca 900-1000AD). obv: Billah yathiqu/'Ali wa bihi/yantasir ("In God trusts 'Ali and through him is victorious"). Ali (mid-900's), son of Umar II.
China Western Han Dynasty emperor Wu Di- Wu Zhu cash - Obv: two large chinese characters Wu Zhu (=5 Zhus) (with x-like "wu"), rim only above the hole. Wu Zhu cash- 2,25 gram- 25 mm, cast after 113BC by the Shanglin offices in Chang'an. Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Cooinage" #B1.35.
India Habbarid Amirs of Sind Umar III AR damma - AR damma- 0,51 gram, 10 mm. Amirs of Sind (ca 900-1000AD). obv: Billah yathiqu/'Umar wa bihi/yantasir ("In God trusts 'Umar and through him is victorious"). Umar III (mid-900's).
India Nagas of Narwa Ganapati Naga AE 1/2 kakini - AE 1/2 kakini- 0,87 gram, 9 mm. Nagas of Narwa. Ganapati Naga (ca 340AD). Mitch ACW 4739-4753. rev: in Brahmi legend: "Maharaja Sri Ganendra" ,in a circle.
China Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang AE Huo Quan - AE Huo Quan of Wang Mang- 2,26 gram, 21 mm. obv: two large chinese characters Huo Quan ("money coin"),with the protruding stroke on top of Quan, single rim around the central hole, raised outside rim.
China, Song, 12 pcs Xi Ning Yuan Bao bronze cash, each one is unique. - 12 pieces Xi Ning Yuan Bao bronze cash coins in Regular and Seal scripts. Cast during AD 1068 - 77 under rule of emperor Shen Zong of Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127). Different varieties, each one is unique!
China, Song, 12 pcs Yuan Feng Tong Bao bronze cash, each one is unique. - 12 pieces Yuan Feng Tong Bao bronze cash coins in Running and Seal scripts. Cast during AD 1078 - 85 under rule of emperor Shen Zong of Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127). Different varieties, each one is unique!
Song Zheng He TB, Chinese bronze cash coin, seal script - Song Zheng He TB, Chinese bronze cash coin, seal script, characters crowded round the hole. Zheng He Tong Bao bronze cash coin in seal script, characters crowded round the hole. Cast during AD 1111 - 18 under rule of emperor Hui Zong of Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127).
China Zhou Dynasty square foot spade money - Zhou Dynasty (1045-256BC). Square foot spade money-6 gram- 48 mm, ca 350-250BC. rev: three lines. An-Yang is currently Chang'te in the Honan province.
K0056, Ancient China Bridge Coin, Type(II), BC 600 to BC 250 - Bridge Coin is a very famous and special coin minted in central part of China around 2200 to 2600 years ago. The bridge coins were circulated in the market with other special coins around 2500 years ago, like spade coins, knif coins, and shell coins.
K2970, China Chun-Xi Yuan-Bao Coins, Full set of 10 Diff Pcs, AD 1180-1189 - Minted by China South Sung Dynasty emperor--Xiao Zong, during AD 1180 to 1189. 7th Year (AD 1180): Catalogue No. H17.228 (David Hartill's), S731 (Schjoth's). 16th Year (AD 1189): Catalogue No. H17.237 (David Hartill's), S740 (Schjoth's).
K2605, Han-Yuan Tong-Bao Coin, China Five Dynasties AD 948-951 - Minted by Emperor Gao Zu during AD 948 to 951. Gao Zu is the first emperor of Later Han Dynasty (the fourth dynasty of The Five Dynasties Period). Catalogue Number: H15.5 (David Hartill), S412 (Schjoth's).
K2072, Small Ding-Ping Yi-Bai Coin, China Kingdom of Shu, AD 221-265 - Minted during AD 221 to 265, by China's Kingdom of Shu during three countries period. Catalogue No: H11.25 (Hartill's), FD548 (Fisher Ding's), S205 (Schjoth's). Reverse side: Chinese character "Ding-Ping Yi-Bai" (Value one hundred coins).
Strange small CHUN XI YUAN BAO copper coin found in JAVA 淳熙元宝光背 - This piece of interesting small Chun Xi Yuan Bao is found in East Java, Indonesia. Chun Xi Yuan Bao is cast in China Southern Song Dynasty (AD1127 - 1279). This type of coin could be a Javanese local imitation or trade coin cast in Vietnam or southern China.
K2559, Kai-Yuan Tong-Bao Coin (Reserve Xing Mint), China AD 845 - These coins were minted in China Tang Dynasty by several different emperors (AD 758 to 900) in large quantity, and also circulated in other country like Korea, Japan, Annam for more than 1000 years. Ordinary size one cash coins.
Old Chinese Coin "Zhi He Tong Bao" N. Song dy 1054-1055 A.D. - ANCIENT CHINA 1000 Years Old Chinese Coin "Zhi He Tong Bao" Obv: Zhi He Tong Bao Northern Song, 1054-1055 A.D. in Seal Script ! (set of Matched Coins) Size: 24 mm Weight: 3.40 gram Hartill: 16.138, p. 135: regular script.
Chinese bronze coin, Tang dynasty “Hui Chang Kai Yuan", 2.51g, H 14.90 - Chinese bronze coin, Tang dynasty “Hui Chang Kai Yuan", 2.51g, H 14.90 Cast from Buddhist Satues 1-Cash Obv: Kai Yuan Tong Bao Tang, 845~ A.D. Rev: Provincial mint " Yan " top, - yan for Yan Prefecture (Shandong) Size: 23 mm; Weight: 2.51 grams; Material: Bronze from Buddhist Statues; Tang Dynasty (618-907), Emperor Wu Zong (841-847).
F1029, Book: The Study of China's Sword Coins - F1029, The Study of China's Sword Coins (1997). Editor: Zhang Chi. Publisher: (China) Hebei People's Press, printed in 1997. This book is an academic book, edited in Chinese. But if the reader can not read Chinese, she/he can understand the detail through colourful pictures.
F1031, The Official History of Currency, China Coin (BC 2100 to AD 1990) - 280 colorful pages in all. Official history of China's currency----coins and banknotes, since BC 2100 to AD 1990's. Editor: People's Bank of China (China's Central Bank). But all readers can understand the contents trough the colorful pictures.
K2811, Chong-Ning Tong-Bao 10-cash Large Coin, China AD 1102--1106 - Minted during China North Song Dynasty Emperor--Hui Zong during AD 1102 to 1106. Ch'ung-Ning T'ung-Bao (Chong-Ning Zhong-Bao) is the 10-cash large coin. Weight: around 8 to 10 grams per coin. Catalogue No.