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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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Item name : Ant Nose Money /Ghost Face Money
Period : Shang dynasty (BC1766-1122)
Remark :Main cash coins of Chu Kingdom during Shang dysnasty.
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.
Item name : Shi Chu Pan Liang.
Period : Han (BC206-AD220)
Remark :Main cash coins of Han Dynasty until BC118.
 
Item name : Wu Chu.
Period : Han (BC206-AD220)
Remark :Main currency of Han Dynasty to replace Pan Liang monetary system.
 
Item name : Sui Wu Chu.
Period : Sui (AD581-620)
Remark : First cash coin of Sui Dynasty.
 
Item name : Kai Yuan Tung Pao.
Period : Tang (AD621-870)
Remark :First cash coin of of Tang Dynasty.
 
Item name : Kai Yuan Tung Pao.
Period : Five dynasty (AD907-959)
Remark :The 3rd cash coin of Southern Tang Kingdom.
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