Chinese
coinage
Cash coins has played an important
role in China's civilisation especially in trade systems since
4000 years back. Emperors of different dynasties had cast countless
variety of cash coin which left a very interesting and yet wide
dimension of history piece to the modern world. Here, we would
please to share with collector some of the time capsule in our
collections.
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Description
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| Item
name : Ant Nose Money /Ghost Face Money |
| Period
: Shang dynasty (BC1766-1122) |
| Remark
:Main cash coins of Chu Kingdom during Shang dysnasty. |
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| Item
name : Pan Liang. Widely used during Zhou dynasty until Qin Dynasty |
| Period
: Warring State, Qin (BC221-206) |
| Remark
:Main cash coins off Qin Kingdom. |
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| Item
name : Shi Chu Pan Liang. |
| Period
: Han (BC206-AD220) |
| Remark
:Main cash coins of Han Dynasty until BC118. |
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name : Wu Chu. |
| Period
: Han (BC206-AD220) |
| Remark
:Main currency of Han Dynasty to replace Pan Liang monetary system. |
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| Item
name : Sui Wu Chu. |
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: Sui (AD581-620) |
| Remark
: First cash coin of Sui Dynasty. |
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name : Kai Yuan Tung Pao. |
| Period
: Tang (AD621-870) |
| Remark
:First cash coin of of Tang Dynasty. |
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name : Kai Yuan Tung Pao. |
| Period
: Five dynasty (AD907-959) |
| Remark
:The 3rd cash coin of Southern Tang Kingdom. |
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