Historical Chinese Coins

An array of ancient Chinese cash coins from different emperors, featuring traditional square holes and intricate designs for collectors.

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Ruler: Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 86-161, ruled A.D. 138-161, Mint: Antioch, Coin of Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch, A.D.145-47, Bronze, .74 g, 12:00, 10.6mm, Made in Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Roman, 2ndcentury, Numismatics1 Cash of Wang Mang, Emperor of the Xin Dynasty from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Wang Mang, Emperor of the Xin Dynasty, 45 B.C.-A.D. 23, ruled A.D. 9-23 Mint: Board of RevenueWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueMint: Boeotia, Coin fromBoeotia, 338-315 B.C., Silver, 2.50 g, 10:00, 14.5mm, Made in Boeotia, Greek, 4th century B.C., Numismatics2 Shu fromUnknown .  Artist: UnknownCarnelian scarab 3rd century B.C. Etruscan Bull. Carnelian scarab. Etruscan. 3rd century B.C.. Carnelian. Hellenistic. GemsMedal forPhiladelphia.  Artist: Unknown1 Cash (wen) of SongNingzong. Ruler: Song Ningzong, Emperor of China, 1168-1224, ruled 1195-1224Coin fromClarentza.  Mint: Clarentza Artist: Unknown1 Cash from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of Revenue1/24 Stater fromLamponeia. Mint: Lamponeia Artist: UnknownMon of Empress Go Sakuramachi; Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa fromEdo. Ruler: Go-Sakuramachi, Empress of Japan, 1740-1813Ruler: Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa, Japanese, 1737-1786 Mint: Edo Artist: UnknownMedal of William Jennings Bryan 16 to1.   Subject: William J. Bryan Mint: Unknown1 Cash (wen) of Emperor Taizong ofSong. Ruler: Song Taizong, Emperor of China, Chinese, 939-997, ruled 976-972 Marks with Frederick III, German Emperor and King ofPrussia.  Subject: Frederick III, King of Prussia, 1831-1888, ruled 18881 Cash (wen) of ShunzhiEmperor. Ruler: Shunzhi, Emperor of China, 1638-1661, ruled 1643-61Seal, conoid ca. 2100-1900 B.C. Minoan. Seal, conoid 251967 Minoan, Seal, conoid, ca. 21001900 B.C., Steatite, Other: 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.15)1 Penny of Stephen fromGlouckster. Ruler: Stephen, King of England, ca. 1092-1154, ruled 1135-54 Mint: Glouckster Artist: UnknownCoin fromMessana.  Engraver: Carl Wilhelm Becker, German, 1772-1830Hemiobol fromCyzicus. Mint: Cyzicus Artist: Unknown2 Shu fromUnknown .  Artist: UnknownMun from Hanyang(Seoul).  Mint: Hanyang (Seoul) Artist: UnknownAspron Trachy of Manuel I, emperor of Byzantium fromConstantinople. Ruler: Manuel I, Emperor of Byzantium, A.D. 1118-1180, ruled 1143-80 Mint: Constantinople Artist: Unknown1 Cash of Wang Mang, Emperor of the Xin Dynasty from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Wang Mang, Emperor of the Xin Dynasty, 45 B.C.-A.D. 23, ruled A.D. 9-23 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownMedal of KingGeorge. Honorand: George I, King of Great Britain, English, 1660-17271 Cash (wen) of Shunzhi Emperor fromDatong,Shanxi. Ruler: Shunzhi, Emperor of China, 1638-1661, ruled 1643-61 Mint: Datong,Shanxi1 Shu fromUnknown .  Artist: UnknownMedal of Evacuation of New York- Soleyed.. Artist: George B. Soley, American, active ca. 1875-1905Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Coin of Unknown  fromUnknown .  Artist: UnknownTsuba Sen fromAkita.  Mint: Akita Artist: UnknownMedal of George Washington and AndrewJackson.  Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781 Subject: Andrew Jackson, American, 1767-1845 Artist: Anthony C. Paquet, American, 1814-18821 Cash (wen) of Kangxi, Emperor of China from Linqing, Shandong,China. Ruler: Kangxi, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1654-1722, ruled 1661-1722 Mint: Linqing, Shandong, ChinaBronze Charm from JoseonDynasty.  Mint: Hanyang (Seoul) Artist: UnknownBan Liang Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueRuler: Gotarzes II of Parthia, 38-51 A.D.Mint: Parthia, Coin of Gotarzes II fromParthia, 40-50, Copper, 1.08 g, 12:00, 11.4mm, Made in Parthia, Parthian, 1st century A.D., NumismaticsCoin of John II, King of Aragon and Navarre from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: John II, King of Aragon, Spanish, 1398-1479 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownDupondius of Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome fromAradus. Ruler: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 203-222, ruled 218-22 Mint: Aradus Artist: UnknownBan Liang Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownHyperpyron Nomisma of Manuel I, emperor of Byzantium fromConstantinople. Ruler: Manuel I, Emperor of Byzantium, A.D. 1118-1180, ruled 1143-80 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownU.S. Medal of George Washington and AndrewJackson.  Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781 Artist: Andrew Jackson, American, 1767-1845 Artist: Anthony C. Paquet, American, 1814-1882Rappen fromBern.  Mint: Bern19th Century silver coinages from KoreaMint: Cyzicus, Hemiobol fromCyzicus, ca. 450-400 B.C., Silver, 0.23 g, 6.23mm, Made in Cyzicus, Mysia, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsStamp seal ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal. Sasanian. ca. 3rd-7th century A.D.. Agate. Sasanian. IranAspron Trachy of Manuel I, emperor of Byzantium fromConstantinople. Ruler: Manuel I, Emperor of Byzantium, A.D. 1118-1180, ruled 1143-80 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownCoin fromNisibis. Mint: Nisibis Artist: UnknownCoin of Unknown fromJerash. Artist: Unknown Mint: JerashWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueMunt Palembang, c. 1769 - c. 1821 coin Munt Palembang Met Stamp Palembang (City) copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Mint: Amasia, Pontus, Coin fromAmasia, 200-299, Copper, 9.47 g, 6:00, 29.9mm, Excavated in Dura-Europos, Made in Amasia, Pontus, Roman, 3rdcentury, NumismaticsMedal of Isabel II. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-68 Artist: UnknownMedal of George Washington-The Hero of AmericanIndependence. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Wu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueCoin of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome fromLaranda. Ruler: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 121-180, ruled A.D. 161-80 Mint: Laranda Artist: Unknown Honorand: Faustina II, Empress consort of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, ca. 125-1761 Cash (wen) of Qianlong, Emperor of China from Taiyuan,Shanxi. Ruler: Qianlong, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1711-1799 Mint: Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChineseMedal of Stephen Douglas and HerschelJohnson.   Subject: Stephen Arnold Douglas, American, 1813-1861 Mint: Unknown   Subject: Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American, 1812-1880Coin fromPersia.  Mint: Persia Artist: UnknownMedal of Christopher Columbus from the Chicago Worlds Fair.   Subject: Christopher Columbus, Spanish, 1451-1506 Artist: UnknownObol fromSamaria, 4th century B.C., Silver, .44 g, 6.3mm, Made in Samaria, Greek, 4th century B.C., NumismaticsRuler: Antiochus VI Dionysus, King of the Seleucid Kingdom, 148-138 B.C.Mint: Antioch, Coin of Antiochus VI Dionysus, King of the Seleucid Kingdom fromAntioch, 148-138 B.C., Copper, 3.19 g, 12:00, 14.7mm, Made in Antioch, Syria, Greek, 2nd century B.C., NumismaticsMedal of Louis XVIII from France MaritimeInsurance.   Subject: Louis XVIII, King of France, French, 1755-1824, ruled 1814-15 Artist: Jean Jacques Barre, French, 1793-1855Bronze Charm from JoseonDynasty.  Mint: Hanyang (Seoul) Artist: UnknownMint: Abydos, Obol fromAbydos, 410-400 B.C., Silver, .81 g, 9.2mm, Made in Abydos, Troas, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsMedal for the Lords Prayer - George Washington. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Xianfeng Zhongbao of Xianfeng Emperor from Wuchang,Hubei. Ruler: Xianfeng Emperor, Chinese, 1831-1861, ruled 1850-61 Mint: Wuchang, Hubei Artist: UnknownMint: Thebes, Obol fromThebes, 550-480 B.C., Silver, 0.89 g, 11:00, 9mm, Made in Thebes, Boeotia, Greek, 6th-5th century B.C., NumismaticsCoin of Antiochus VI Dionysus, King of the Seleucid Kingdom fromAntioch. Ruler: Antiochus VI Dionysus, King of the Seleucid Kingdom, 148-138 B.C. Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown1 Penny of Aethelred II fromCanterbury. Ruler: Aethelred II, English Mint: Canterbury Artist: Unknown1 Gulden of Beatrix fromUtrecht. Ruler: Beatrix, Dutch, 1980 Mint: Utrecht1/24 Stater fromLydia. Mint: Lydia Artist: Unknown1 Cash of Geng Jingzhong fromFujian. Ruler: Geng Jingzhong, Chinese, died 1682 Mint: Fujian Artist: UnknownHalfpenny of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine fromUnknown . Ruler: Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, French, 1563-1624 Artist: UnknownSen from 1 Mon from the Empire Japan ,, 1739 - 1868 coin Iron mint. Front: Inside wide smooth edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way characters with the meaning: kanei tsuho = kanei period. Reverse: Inside bright smooth border smooth surface   iron (metal) castingSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken.  Mint: Board of RevenueSeal Stamp ca. 1800-1700 B.C. Minoan. Seal Stamp 251996 Minoan, Seal Stamp, ca. 18001700 B.C., Steatite, Other: 1/2 x 9/16 in. (1.2 x 1.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.44)1 Cash of Xianfeng Emperor fromUnknown . Ruler: Xianfeng Emperor, Chinese, 1831-1861, ruled 1850-61 Artist: UnknownAspron Trachy of John II Komnenos fromConstantinople. Ruler: John II Komnenos, 1087-1143 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownSeal. Culture: Minoan, Crete. Dimensions: Other: 1/2 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Coin fromArgos. Mint: Argos Artist: UnknownWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of Revenue1 Penny of Henry III, King of England fromLondon. Ruler: Henry III, King of England, English, 1207-1272, ruled 1216-72 Mint: London Artist: Unknown2 Bu fromUnknown .  Artist: UnknownBlack jasper ring stone 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D. Roman Mouse on a table.. Black jasper ring stone 253829 Roman, Black jasper ring stone, 1st century B.C.3rd century A.D., Jasper, black, Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.706)Siamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken.  Mint: Board of RevenueMint: Clarentza, Coin fromClarentza, 545-515 B.C., Silver, .58 g, 1:00, 7.8mm, Made in Clarentza, Peloponnese, Greek, 6th century B.C., NumismaticsWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of RevenueCoin of Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome fromEdessa. Ruler: Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 208-235, ruled A.D. 222-35 Mint: Edessa, Mesopotamia Artist: UnknownAspron Trachy of Manuel I, emperor of Byzantium fromConstantinople. Ruler: Manuel I, Emperor of Byzantium, A.D. 1118-1180, ruled 1143-80 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken.  Mint: Board of RevenueMint: Cyrene, Trihemiobol fromCyrene, 435-331 B.C., Gold, 0.84 g, 6:00, 6.9mm, Made in Cyrene, Cyrenaica, Greek, 5th to 4th century B.C., NumismaticsMedal of FreeSilver.  Artist: Unknown  Manufacturer: George H. Ford Company, American, 1891-1903Cash of the Keizerrijk China of Keizer Shi Tsung under the government name Yung -Cheng, 1723 -1735, commissioned by the Department of Finance in Bejing ,, 1723 -1735 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two of which are meaning: Yung Cheng. Reverse: within a wide raised edge on either side of square recess in the middle two Chinese signs, where the right sign with the meaning in Manchu: Chuan = Finance.  copper (metal) castingKyanite. mineralsSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken.  Mint: Board of RevenueWu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue.  Mint: Board of Revenue5 Cents of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtRuler: Cleopatra VII, 69-30 B.C.Mint: Alexandria, Coin of Cleopatra VII fromAlexandria, 69-30 B.C., Bronze, 14.76 g, 12:00, 22.8mm, Made in Alexandria, Egypt, Greek, 1st century B.C., NumismaticsTrihemiobol fromCyrene. Mint: Cyrene Artist: Unknown