Catalogue of Chinese coins from the VIIth centBC., to AD621including the series in the Britis Museum . ng is on the side g below the square hole. Revekse, plaiu. ^1-;. .Same size. (1085) Obverse. ^ ^ -Jiang. Pan- twice repeated, as shown. IS Reverse, plaiu. JE. Same size. FORMER HAN DYNASTY. INDEPENDENT AND CONTEMPORANEOUS CURRENCIES. 179—157. CURRENCY OF WU ^ (Feudal State). Under the reign of Hiao Wen Ti the Chinese power was only halfestablished over the region of Wn ^, Kiangsu, and North of Tcheh-kiang and of Kiangsi provinces. The copper mines attracted a largenumber of lawless
Catalogue of Chinese coins from the VIIth centBC., to AD621including the series in the Britis Museum . ng is on the side g below the square hole. Revekse, plaiu. ^1-;. .Same size. (1085) Obverse. ^ ^ -Jiang. Pan- twice repeated, as shown. IS Reverse, plaiu. JE. Same size. FORMER HAN DYNASTY. INDEPENDENT AND CONTEMPORANEOUS CURRENCIES. 179—157. CURRENCY OF WU ^ (Feudal State). Under the reign of Hiao Wen Ti the Chinese power was only halfestablished over the region of Wn ^, Kiangsu, and North of Tcheh-kiang and of Kiangsi provinces. The copper mines attracted a largenumber of lawless people, who cast counterfeit money, whence theendless varieties of the above Fan-liang series. ^ 3E \M- ^^^i Princeof Wu {circa, 160), worked the mines of the Tsih Shan iP jl] :his currency being less alloyed than that of the official mintage, had agreat success, and proved obnoxious to the government mints duringthe latter part of the reign of Wen-Ti, and that of his successor King-Ti. The following specimen, and types 302, 1686, 1687, are mostprobably issues of his currency. 301. Reverse.
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