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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Asian Coins| > |China| > CH89376
China, Western Hahn Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 9 A.D.
|China|, |China,| |Western| |Hahn| |Dynasty,| |206| |B.C.| |-| |9| |A.D.|,
Ban Liang means half a liang (Chinese ounce, 24 zhu). The weights and size were later reduced and the inscription was kept the same. Ban Liang were made in a large variety of sizes and weights. These coins are traditionally associated with Qin Shi Huang Di, the first Chinese emperor, who united China in 221 B.C. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty c. 200 B.C. the people were allowed to cast small light coins know as yu jia, "elm seed" coins, as the heavy Qin coins were inconvenient.Western_Han
CH89376. Copper cash, Hartill 7.10, Fisher 411, Schjoth 86; Yu jia "Elm seed" coin, F, blue-green patina, rough edges, earthen deposits and encrustations, weight 0.360g, maximum diameter 19.0mm, 200 - 180 B.C.; obverse Ban Liang (half ounce); reverse plain, no rims; SOLD











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