Blackhawk Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 ...at least I think that they're coins from China. I guess that they could be charms or tokens also. Both are about 24mm in diameter and appear to be made of copper or bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Pictures aren't showing right now... hopefully they will later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 The coin on the right seems to be a "chun hua yuan bao", a coin from the North song dynasty. The character 淳化 is written by the Emperor at that time and this King is a very famous calligraphist and poet in China's history. Now the one on the left is quite challenging as it is not modern Chinese. Will get back to you when I know something Update: just asked a Chinese friend to verify this for me. It seems that this particular coin is only minted in gold or iron, but they are both RARE. Chances are that this might be a tourist token or some sort as it is VERY VERY VERY rare! Year of North Song Dynasty is from 960-1127AD. Maybe a coin from this era are: http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/shunhuayuan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Some links to read if those who can read Mandarin: http://www.cbpmc.com.cn/qbjs/rmbjs/gdqb_sd.htm http://www.china.org.cn/chinese/zhuanti/zggqb/737149.htm Hm, writing style seems different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Unfortunately these are outside my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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