Unknown Asian Coin #1. China Or Vietnam

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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 1:37 pm This is 1.4 grams and has a diameter of 21mm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 5:19 pm @oriole, I wonder if you have a copy of Hartill's cast copper coinage of China? I am by no means an expert on these things, but have found this reference to be well worth the price. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 8:28 pm @Spence, no, I have the Fisher book, but I do not find it so easy to use and the image quality is not so good. I may get this Hartil book. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 8:49 pm Looks like about $50 new or $40 used on Amazon. I read almost zero Chinese, so mainly use the book as a comparison guide, flipping through page after page until I find the right Dynasty and emperor. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 08/03/2017 04:49 am @spence, that is pretty much my technique too. I also compare the characters with the lists of emperors, but with the variation in writing styles and general variation, it has its limitations. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 08/03/2017 12:12 pm Maybe a Hsiang-Fu one, made from 1008 to 1016 (Northern Sung)? I do not have much experience in identifying these things, so I may be wrong, but that is the closest one I could find. Go to this link, type CtrlF, then type in S-473. That will take you to the one I am thinking of the quickest. Or just scroll down until the year after the reign title starts at 1008. Edited by Joseph7420 08/03/2017 12:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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