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WESTERN LIAO: Uncertain Ruler, ca. 12th century, AE cash (4.50g), VF

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WESTERN LIAO: Uncertain Ruler, ca. 12th century, AE cash (4.50g), VF
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WESTERN LIAO: Uncertain Ruler, ca. 12th century, AE cash (4.50g), Zeno-330709, zhou yuan tong bao imitating the Later Zhou Dynasty issue in expressive and wild calligraphy, large dot below on reverse, graded 80 by GBCA Grading Company and misattributed on the holder, VF. This is the second example of this rare type we have handled. See Belyaev & Sidorovich (2023) for an in-depth discussion on this series ("Apropos of the coins with the legend zhou-yuan tong-bao from the finds in Kyrgyzstan" in Revue de la Société de Numismatique Asiatique, vol. 47, pp. 37-44), as well as Zeno for an overview of published articles on Western Liao coinage (www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=9299). The Western Liao Dynasty (1124-1218), also known as Qara Khitay ("Black Cathay"), was founded by Yelü Dashi, a member of the Liao royal family, who led the remnants of the Liao Dynasty to Central Asia after fleeing from the Jurchen conquest of their homeland in the North and Northeast of modern-day China. It was usurped by the Naimans under Küchlük in 1211 and finally destroyed by the Mongol Empire in 1218.