Ancient Chinese lot, Western Han (200 BCE) to Western Wei (556 CE) (5 pieces, value 40 to 50 CAD)
Pick up a copy of Hartill’s “Chinese Cash Coins,” (40 CAD), listen to a few episodes of The History of China podcast, and you will find yourself loving Chinese coins and the rich history that comes with them.
Western Han dynasty:
• Ban Liang (200-180 BCE), small “elm seed” coin H7.11
• Ban Liang (175-119 BCE), bottom of liang like sideways E H7.17
• Chi Ze Wu Zhu (115-113 BCE), filed edges, H8.6
• Wang Mang (7-23 CE), Huo quan H9.32
• Western Wei dynasty (535-556) Wu zhu, wu with straight lines and inner rim, H10.25
All ex TypeCoin971793.