9 Various Ancient Chinese Coins-From Qin Dynasty to Qing Dynasty (BC221-1799AD)

Description: The 1st coin(from left to right): "Ban Liang" (half teal) Qin Dynasty: The Qin Ban Liang (half teal) coins, in a round-with-a-central-square-hole form, became a national legal currency since the first emperor united the country (221 BC). The denomination "Ban Liang" refers to its weight. The 2nd coin: "Wu Zhu" (five Zhu) : Han Dynasty(BC206-220AD): "Wu Zhu" coins were about 3 gram each, were cast in the Wudi reign period (140-135BC) of the Han dynasty.As the denomination met well the needs of circulation, it was continuously used till the Sui dynasty (581-618). The 3rd coin:"Huo Quan" Xin Dynasty (9-20) The 4rd coin: "Kai Yuan Tong Bao" Tang Dynasty(618-907): In 621, the 4th year of Tang Emperor Wude, "Kal Yuan Tong Bao" coins were formally issued and the former "Wu Zhu" coin system was abolished. As the major currency of the Tang dynasty, each "Kai Yuan Tong Bao" coin weighed one-tenth Liang (tael, each tael then equals 42 gram), which began the decimal system in ancient China. "Tong Bao" and "Yuan Bao" were the names of money. The 5th(1st, 2nd Row) -8th coins: "Yuan Feng Tong Bao"(1078-1085) coins & Big (2 Cash) coins: Running Script & Seal Script. The Big coin equals 2 standard coins (as the 5th&6th coin are the standard ones) in that time. So they are bigger and thicker than standard ones. The 9th coin:"Dao Guang Tong Bao" Qing Dynasty(1616-1911 AD) Check out my !

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