China 12 zhu 350-300 (Ban Liang, Qin Kingdom) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5652959
Area
Coins
Title
China 12 zhu 350-300 (Ban Liang, Qin Kingdom)
Country
China
Face value
12 zhu
Year
-350
Variety / overstrike
Qin Koninkrijk
Era
China - Warring States (475 BC-221 BC)
Head of State
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
No
Material
Bronze
Weight
3.50
Diameter
30
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round with square hole
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM#
Catalogue number
Hartill 7.5
Details

On the obverse, the Chinese text Ban Liang (reading direction: right, left) is stamped. Ban means half and a Liang was 24 Zhu, hence the value 12 Zhu. It was long believed that this coin was introduced by China's first emperor Shi Huangdi (221 BC), but tomb finds dating back to his time indicate that it had been in use for some time.

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