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Ancient Chinese Coins

Collection of ancient Chinese cash coins from different emperors, showcasing unique designs, materials, and historical significance.

1 Cash from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of Revenue
1 Cash from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of Revenue
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Coin of Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome fromAnazarbus. Ruler: Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 146-211, ruled 193-211 Mint: Anazarbus Artist: UnknownCampaign medal for Abraham Lincoln and HannibalHamlin. Subject: Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809-1865 Mint: Unknown10 Baiocchi of Carlo Armellini; Giuseppe Mazzini; Aurelio Saffi fromRome. Ruler: Carlo ArmelliniRuler: Giuseppe MazziniRuler: Aurelio Saffi Mint: Rome Artist: UnknownMedal Harvard-YaleTrack. Subject: Harvard-Yale Track Athletic Association Manufacturer: Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898 Artist: UnknownCarnelian scarab 500 B.C.-475 B.C. Etruscan, Populonia The Trojan Horse. Carnelian scarab. Etruscan, Populonia. 500 B.C.-475 B.C.. Carnelian. Late Archaic. GemsSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueLead Tesserae from RomanEgypt. Artist: UnknownTrihemiobol fromCyrene. Mint: Cyrene Artist: UnknownAspron Trachy of John II Komnenos fromConstantinople. Ruler: John II Komnenos, 1087-1143 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownStamp seal ca. 4th-5th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal 322441Bronze Charm from Unknown Era. Artist: UnknownSeal Minoan. Seal 251972 Minoan, Seal, Steatite, Other: 7/16 x 11/16 in. (1.2 x 1.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.20)Belgian Plaquette Association of BusinessTravelers. Artist: Jules Jooris, BelgianSilver Hispanic-American pieces of eight reals from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart, , 1729 - 1733 coin Twenty-two silver eight-Realen, coins beaten in (Spanish) South America. These are more or less rectangular in shape. The irregularity is because they were cut from a plate of silver by hand. Many of these coins are eroded in the seawater. The one side shows a cross. The other side the weapon of the king of Spain. Mexico silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Bu fromUnknown . Artist: UnknownSmall Bell. Culture: Cambodia. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: ca. 12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Steatite triangular prism ca. 1900-1750 B.C. Minoan Bucranium; two wheels; fronds.. Steatite triangular prism. Minoan. ca. 1900-1750 B.C.. Serpentine. Middle Minoan II. GemsMedal of NapoleonBonaparte. Honorand: Napoleon Bonaparte, French, 1769-1821Ruler: Napoleon III, French, 1808-1873 Engraver: Albert-Désiré Barre, French, 1818-1878Siamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueCarnelian ring stone 3rd-2nd century B.C. Italic Warrior placing wreath around column.. Carnelian ring stone. Italic. 3rd-2nd century B.C.. Carnelian. Hellenistic. GemsChinese and Japanese calligraphy, inkstones and water vessel, water vessel, freestanding, object