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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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2 Baiocchi of Pope Pius VI fromPerugia. Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: PerugiaCoin fromEngland. Artist: UnknownQuattrino of Pope Pius VI fromBologna. Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: BolognaSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueKnife 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: Unknown1 Shu fromUnknown . Artist: UnknownAspron Trachy of John II Komnenos fromConstantinople. Ruler: John II Komnenos, 1087-1143 Mint: Constantinople Artist: UnknownDenaro of Charlemagne from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor, 748-814 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownSapphirine chalcedony rectangular prism. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: L. 1.65 cm; W. 0.75 cm; Th. 0.65 cm. Date: ca. 1900-1600 B.C..Patterns with circles. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bronze Charm from JoseonDynasty. Mint: Hanyang (Seoul) Artist: UnknownSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueCoin fromPersia. Mint: Persia Artist: Unknown2 Bu fromUnknown . Artist: UnknownMint: Thebes, Coin fromThebes, 550-480 B.C., Silver, 0.37 g, 12:00, 6mm, Made in Thebes, Boeotia, Greek, 6th-5th century B.C., NumismaticsMedal of George Washington-Time Increases HisFame. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 17811 Cash of Song Renzong from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Song Renzong, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1010-1063, ruled 1022-63 Mint: Board of RevenueCash of the Keizerrijk China van Keizer Hui Tsung under the government name HSuan -Ho, 1119 -1125 ,, 1119 -1125 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two of which are meaning: Hsuan Ho. Reverse: smooth inside wide raised edge. copper (metal) castingSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSendai Tsuho fromSendai. Mint: Sendai, Japanese Artist: UnknownDiopside. minerals. Asia; Japan; Gifu Prefecture; Hirado-Mura, Bugi-Gun, Hirado MineCoin of Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome fromEdessa. Ruler: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 203-222, ruled 218-22 Mint: Edessa, Mesopotamia Artist: UnknownMedal George Washington Holy Bible with Free-Masonsymbol. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Medal. Artist: Frédéric de Vernon, French, 1858-1911Knife 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: Unknown5 Cents of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtPropaganda Badge May 11 Brakteat of Friedrich II fromAltenburg. Ruler: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Italian, 1194-1250 Mint: Royal Mint of AltenburgSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of Revenue2 Shu fromUnknown . Artist: Unknown1 Cash from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of Revenue100 Mon of Emperor Ninko fromEdo. Ruler: Nink?, Emperor of Japan, Japanese, 1800-1846, ruled 1817-46 Mint: Edo Artist: UnknownSen from 4 Mon of the Empire Japan, from the Maywa era ,, 1764 - 1771 coin Copper 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 wide smooth edge eleven curved stripes, waves copper (metal) castingMint: Board of Revenue, Bonze seal of KneelingAngel, Bronze, 3.4 cm (1 5/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 14th-15thcentury, NumismaticsMaterial of the painter Ernest Renoux: Clip buckets ". Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 26987-14 Clip bucket, material, tool, painterSixpence of Charles I, King of England fromNewark. Ruler: Charles I, King of England, British, 1600-1649, ruled 1625-49 Mint: Newark Artist: UnknownBanded agate scarab 3rd century B.C. Etruscan Swan. Banded agate scarab. Etruscan. 3rd century B.C.. Agate, banded, gold. Hellenistic. GemsBonze seal of KneelingAngel. Mint: Board of RevenueSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSteatite cushion-shaped seal ca. 1900-1600 B.C. Minoan Circular motifs.. Steatite cushion-shaped seal 251979 Minoan, Steatite cushion-shaped seal, ca. 19001600 B.C., Steatite, Base 1.3 cm x 1.1 cm; Thickness 0.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.27)Coin of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain fromUnknown . Ruler: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, Spanish, 1784-1833, ruled 1808-33 Artist: UnknownObol fromSybaris. Mint: SybarisSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueCoin fromHangzhou. Mint: Hangzhou Artist: UnknownHematite. minerals. North America; USA; Arizona; Yuma CountyMedal of General L.Cass. Subject: Lewis Cass, American, 1782-1860 Mint: UnknownSpade from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownStamp seal ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal 322321Agate cushion-shaped seal ca. 1750-1525 B.C. Minoan Four fish; perhaps dolphins.. Agate cushion-shaped seal 252211 Minoan, Agate cushion-shaped seal, ca. 17501525 B.C., Sandstone, L. 1.67 cm; W. 1.33 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.261)Mint: Sybaris, Obol fromSybaris, 510-475 B.C., Silver, 0.53 g, 3:00, 9mm, Made in Sybaris, Lucania, Greek, 6th-5th century B.C., NumismaticsMedal of George Washington-PaterPatria. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Wu Zhu Qian from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of RevenueAgate scarab late 4th century B.C. Etruscan Satyr carrying a tripod. Agate scarab. Etruscan. late 4th century B.C.. Agate. Classical. GemsSeal Minoan, Crete. Seal 252167 Minoan, Crete, Seal, Jasper, Quartz, Other: 1/2 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 0.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.216)Siglos fromPersia. Mint: Persia Artist: UnknownBu fromUnknown . Artist: UnknownMedal. Artist: Frédéric de Vernon, French, 1858-1911Hematite. minerals. Europe; Romania; Banat; Cara-Severin; Dognecea; [Dognaczka, DognácskaSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueDupondius of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome; Abgar X, King of Edessa from Edessa,Mesopotamia. Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244, ruled 238-44Ruler: Abgar X, King of Edessa, ruled A.D. 242-44 Mint: Edessa, MesopotamiaBanded chalcedony scarab. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H.: 3/8 x 5/16 in. (1 x 0.8 cm). Date: late 4th century B.C..Stag and fish. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Coin of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain fromUnknown . Ruler: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, Spanish, 1784-1833, ruled 1808-33 Artist: UnknownSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueGold ring ca. 2nd-3rd century A.D. Roman Portrait bust of a woman.Inscribed Sophroni.. Gold ring. Roman. ca. 2nd-3rd century A.D.. Gold. Imperial. GemsSeal Minoan, Crete. Seal 252181 Minoan, Crete, Seal, Glass, Other: 1/2 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.231)Siamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueMedal of George Washington-Time Increases HisFame. Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Three fragments from kylikes, each with a bit of the handle patch and black glaze. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesSard scarab 3rd century B.C. Etruscan Seated Herakles with Hypnos (or Thanatos). Sard scarab. Etruscan. 3rd century B.C.. Sard. Hellenistic. Gems100 Mon of Emperor Ninko fromEdo. Ruler: Nink?, Emperor of Japan, Japanese, 1800-1846, ruled 1817-46 Mint: Edo Artist: UnknownBanded agate scarab. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H.: 3/8 x 3/8 in. (1 x 1 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C..Swan. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Siamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueAgate lentoid seal ca. 1450-1375 B.C. Minoan Two bulls lying side by side.. Agate lentoid seal. Minoan. ca. 1450-1375 B.C.. Agate. Late Minoan II-IIIA. GemsMedal of the Capture ofErsekujvar. Artist: UnknownSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueToken of AbrahamLincoln. Honorand: Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809-1865Studs, Steel, gold, Pair of steel studs topped with gold nuggets., USA, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Studs2 Cash of the Empire China of Keizer Shen Tsung under the Government Name Yuan -Feng, 1078 -1085 ,, 1078 -1085 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge all around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two of which with the meaning: Yuan Feng. Reverse: smooth inside wide raised edge. copper (metal) castingPrison Ommerschans, House Munt Goten by order of the Society of Benevolence worth 1 Cent, Anonymous, in Works Council 1822 - in Or Before 1830 coin one -sided coin. Front: Value designation within Pearl Edge. Reverse: Blanco Ommerschans tin plate. silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Ommerschans1 Drachm fromMassalia. Mint: MassaliaCash of the Keizerrijk China of Keizer Sheng TSU under the government name K Ang -HSI, 1662 -1722, commissioned by the Department of Finance in Bejing ,, 1662 -1722 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two with the meaning: K Ang HSI. 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) castingSapphirine chalcedony rectangular prism ca. 1900-1600 B.C. Minoan Patterns with circles.. Sapphirine chalcedony rectangular prism 252122 Minoan, Sapphirine chalcedony rectangular prism, ca. 19001600 B.C., Chalcedony, L. 1.65 cm; W. 0.75 cm; Th. 0.65 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.171)Siamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueCash by China of the Wu San Kuiei rebellion under the government name Li -Yung, 1673 -1674 ,, 1673 -1674 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs. Reverse: smooth inside wide raised edge. copper (metal) castingRutile. minerals. North America; USA; Georgia; Lincoln County; Graves Mountain1 Cash from Board ofRevenue. Mint: Board of RevenueKnife 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 RevenueCoin fromAmasia. Mint: Amasia, Pontus Artist: UnknownCash of the Keizerrijk China of Emperor Jen Tsung under the government name Chia -CH ING, 1796 -1820 from Yun in Yunnan ,, 1796 -1820 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide rim all around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two with the meaning: Chia ch ing. Rail side: within wide raised edge on either side of square recess in the middle two Chinese signs, where the right sign With the meaning: Yun in the province of Yunnan. copper (metal) castingOmmerschans (), Huismunt worth 1 cent, Anonymous, in or after 1822 - in or before 1830 coin one -sided coin. Front: value indication; Between number 1 and letter C: beat with inscription 'A Elst'. Reverse: Blanco Ommerschans (Possible) tin plate. silver (metal) striking (metalworking) OldSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenueBu fromUnknown . Artist: UnknownQuartz. minerals. North America; USA; North Carolina; Lincoln County; HenryMedal Commemorating the Battle of DoggerBank. Maker: J H Schepp, BritishThe Intercollegiate GymnasticsMedal. Artist: UnknownStuds (USA); steel, goldCoin of John George of Brandenburg fromStrasbourg. Ruler: John George, Elector of Brandenburg, Prussian, 1525-1598 Mint: Strasbourg Artist: UnknownKnife 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: UnknownSteatite seal in the form of a double-axe ca. 2200-1750 B.C. Minoan Five groups of concentric circles.. Steatite seal in the form of a double-axe 251999 Minoan, Steatite seal in the form of a double-axe, ca. 22001750 B.C., Steatite, L. 1.5 cm; Greatest W. of blades 1.1 cm; Thickness 0.45 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.47)Rock crystal lentoid ca. 1700-1600 B.C. Minoan architectural motif. Rock crystal lentoid 252306