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Edited by Ghostin
06/12/2017 08:02 am
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The 12th century piece is rather incongruous in this bunch...
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@ghostin, these pieces are interesting. Any possibility of you providing more complete attributions so that we can learn about what you have here? Thanks!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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"The 12th century piece is rather incongruous in this bunch..."
The same could be said about posts like this one...
Now, on the subject: To those who liked them many thanks and here is the information.
As far as I could figure out the round coin is a N. Song/ Chong Ning Cash 34.5mm diameter (a very nice coin).
The first is a Square Foot Spade Coin (An Yang) Warring States (476BC-221BC) or better a Zhao State coin.
The second is a Ming knife/money, early curved back type, Warring states of Yan 350 BC.
Cheers!
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06/12/2017 08:55 am
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"The 12th century piece is rather incongruous in this bunch..."
The same could be said about posts like this one... Sorry  it's just that with the spades and the knives I expected a Wu Zhu or something... Quote:
As far as I could figure out the round coin is a N. Song/ Chong Ning Cash 34.5mm diameter (a very nice coin). 10 cash, actually. Surprisingly common and cheap large copper (your example is indeed nice though). |
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This one was also a good find thanks again to Mika.  Edited by Ghostin
06/12/2017 10:24 am
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Very cool! My favorite has got to be the knife money.
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Where did you get the knife and spade?
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Nice to see you carried on with the collection, I'll sent a follow up email to our last contact in a couple of days ;). Even though my exams were completed a month ago, I've still been somewhat busy with all sorts of stuff. That also explains my temporary absence here. You have picked a few great coins to start. Nothing too fancy, yet nice, all genuine and of different types. Get a feel for what you like best, knives, spades, round coins, one of each, etc. Get the needed literature, and someone who double checks for authenticity, and you're ready to go. I could give a detailed id as to the Anyang spade, but I am working on a big write-up concerning this type. I just need two coins to arrive.. The Ming knife has "Zuo Qi" on the reverse; "Left Seven". Quote:
Where did you get the knife and spade? Reliable ebay dealers - I'll vouch for that (you know the list). Wang Mang is from Numismall I believe. As far as I can tell, all are genuine, but seeing as you are a true expert; does your opinion differ? Mika |
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"Where did you get the knife and spade?" Good day Mate! As Mika said it was from a reliable ebay dealer. In this case, I was lucky to find it. Got some experience with old artifacts myself and after seeing it I took a chance. Wasn't disappointed. Edited by Ghostin
06/12/2017 10:16 pm
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For the spade, the way the patina was scraped off to highlight the characters made it look odd. If the dealer is reputable, then it is likely okay.
The knife looked really soft. It could just be worn and had the patina removed. Again, if the dealer was reputable, then it too is likely okay.
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More photos on the spade and also of a ban liang for comparison (patinas are very similar) The spade is worn indeed, but patina is uniform all along. As to me it is 100% ok. Will take to a UWA Museum specialist just in case.    |
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Another pic of the spade.  |
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