Posted 11/11/2014 9:09 pm
and a couple from china..
the ban liang coin set the style for chiese coinage until the early 20th century. here's a "wu fen ban liang", based on the size, being rimless, crude, and having a large hole . the "wu fen" means "5 part", it's a smaller denomination that is 1/5 of a regular ban liang coin.
western han
wu fen ban liang
186-175 bc
reverse blank
23 mm
2.0 g
hartrill 7.14?
and a good ol' wang mang.
wang mang
hou quan
14-23 AD
23 mm
3.6 g
hartill 9.46?
wang mang founded the short lived xin dynasty..if 14 years of rule by one dude constitutes a dynasty (9-23 AD)?...sandwiched between the western and eastern han dynasties.
the ban liang coin set the style for chiese coinage until the early 20th century. here's a "wu fen ban liang", based on the size, being rimless, crude, and having a large hole . the "wu fen" means "5 part", it's a smaller denomination that is 1/5 of a regular ban liang coin.
western han
wu fen ban liang
186-175 bc
reverse blank
23 mm
2.0 g
hartrill 7.14?
and a good ol' wang mang.
wang mang
hou quan
14-23 AD
23 mm
3.6 g
hartill 9.46?
wang mang founded the short lived xin dynasty..if 14 years of rule by one dude constitutes a dynasty (9-23 AD)?...sandwiched between the western and eastern han dynasties.
