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WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash) (112.78g), Fine

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Ancient Start Price:850.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash) (112.78g), Fine
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WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash) (112.78g), bai jing long "white metal dragon" // pseudo-Greek legend, with two chops, shao fu (emperor's private treasury), characters artificially toned to bring up contrast, better than average example of this very rare type, Fine, RRR, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection, ex SARC Auction 19, Lot 814. Part of the Baijin Sanpin series, a set of three types of coins: Dragon, Horse and Turtle issued in the Han dynasty. "Baijin" refers to the metal (lead), "Sanpin" refers to the fact that it was a series of three coins with different denominations: Dragon, Horse and Tortoise, the last being the rarest. Refer to article in Shanghai Symposium, The Bai Jin San Ping Coinage of Han Wudi: Early Influences From the Silk Road by James T. Anderson. There are approximately 380 known specimens of the dragon type, including 274 pieces located at the Ling Tai County Museum, Gansu Province, China.