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These cash coins have the character Fu (Chinese: 福; pinyin: fú) on the reverse in reference to Fuzhou. They are made of lead. Wang Shenzhi: Yonglong Tongbao: 永隆通寶: yǒnglóng tōng bǎo: These iron cash coins have the character Min (Chinese: 閩; pinyin: mǐn) on the reverse and comes from the Fujian region. There is a crescent below.
A Huo Quan (貨泉) cash coin Xin dynasty coinage (Traditional Chinese: 新朝貨幣) was a system of ancient Chinese coinage that replaced the Wu Zhu cash coins of the Han dynasty and was largely based on the different types of currencies of the Zhou dynasty, including knife money and spade money. [1]
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[8] [9] However, in the 2012, a Chinese farmer had uncovered a cache of Western Xia era cash coins in Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and among these cash coins was a unique Qianyou Yuanbao (乾佑元寶) with a seal script inscription. [8] [9] This cash coin has a diameter of 25.4 millimeters, a thickness of 1.5 millimeters and ...
My main source here was David Hartill's 2005 (first) version of "Cast Chinese Coins" which isn't even the most updated version of the that book. I also found a treasure trove of Creative Commons images of these Huanqian which I will import here shortly. Feel free to apply any corrections. --Donald Trung 15:50, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
Ying Yuan (Chinese: 郢 爰; pinyin: yǐng yuán) were stamped blocks of gold bullion. This was an early form of currency that could be considered a precursor to gold coins. [1] [self-published source] They were issued by the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period between the 400s and late 200s BCE. [1]
The Zhouyuan Tongbao (traditional Chinese: 周元通寳; simplified Chinese: 周元通宝; pinyin: zhōuyuán tōng bǎo) is a copper-alloy cash coin produced during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou dynasty, a historical Chinese state that existed in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. [1]
Download as PDF ; Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Cash coins by inscription" The following 23 pages are in ...