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Western Han Dynasty - Ban Liang Cash Coin - 半兩 |
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Western Han Ban Liang Cash Coin 半兩 - 2nd - 1st century BC
OBV: 半兩 Ban Liang
REV: Blank
REF: None at present.
Chinese coins during this period are difficult to attribute to any particular time. Ban Liang coins are also a generic coinage that was issued for a few hundred years. Starting as large and heavy coins, they diminished in weight and diameter. This particular coin could be the later period of the Ban Liang coins. This coin has no rims and has a diameter of 24mm which is consistent with the later period coins. Going by weight doesn't help when attributing these coins as the weight is variable even amongst coins with the same diameter.
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