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RARE TANG DYNASTY GILT BRONZE KAIYUAN TONGBAO COIN
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Pre AD 1000 item# 827395 (stock#tgc)
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$220
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A rare and fine Tang dynasty gilt bronze Kaiyuan Tongbao. Finely casted with four characters 'Kaiyuan Tongbao, the circulating money of the Kaiyuan period' and indented edges. Heavily and finely gilt although most of the gilding was worn. It was not circulating money at that time but an Imperial gift from the Tang Emperor Xuanzong. Date: Tang Kaiyuan period (AD712-756); Diameter: 2.5cm; Weight: 3g; Conditions: one tiny hole, minor corrosion, gilding worn.
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VERY RARE XIN DYNASTY WANG MANG GILT BRONZE COIN
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Pre AD 1000 item# 827382 (stock#xgc)
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$320
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A very rare and fine Xin dynasty Wang Mang gilt bronze coin. Finely casted with a square hole in the centre, with indented edges, very heavily gilt, finely casted with two characters, 'Huoquan,' which is a currency unit on one side, the other side left blank. It is in good condition with expected minor corrosion, surface flakes and wear. Date: Xin dynasty, AD9-23; Diameter: 2.3cm; Weight: 3g; Conditions: overall well-preserved, but with expected minor corrosion, surface flakes, surface w ...click for details
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RARE LATE WESTERN HAN WANG MANG GILT BRONZE COIN
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Pre AD 1000 item# 827376 (stock#hgc)
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$1050
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A rare and fine late Western Han dynasty gilt bronze coin. Finely casted with a square hole in the centre, with indented edges, very heavily gilt, finely casted with four characters, 'Daquan wushi, fifty Daquan currency' on one side, the other side left blank. It is in good condition with expected minor corrosion, surface flakes and wear. Date: Western Han dynasty, ca. AD5; Diameter: 2.6cm; Weight: 6g; Conditions: overall well-preserved, but with expected minor corrosion, surface flakes, ...click for details
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VERY RARE AND FINE TANG DYNASTY GOLD COIN
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Pre AD 1000 item# 826244 (stock#tgc)
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$990
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A very rare Tang dynasty Buddhist gold coin. The only other known Tang dynasty gold coin is from the tomb of Emperor Wu Zetian's daughter. The thin gold coin with a square hole in the centre moulded and carved with four Chinese characters which mean 'Received by the Western Sky (Xifang jieyin)' on one side within a circle. The Western Sky is the paradise of Buddhism where fervent believers stay forever after death. This gold coin was the tomb tribute of an aristocratic or wealthy Bud ...click for details
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