Gold from Tang and Earlier
An imitation of a Byzantine Empire gold coin cast in the reign of Heraclius (610-641 A.D.)
Note:
Collection of the webmaster
Weight: 1 g
Dimension: 29 mm
Inscriptions: 金 木 水 火 土 (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth-The Five Elements)
Notes:A Mortuary Gold Cash Unearthed in the Three Gorges (三峽)area of Chung-Ching (重慶), Szechuan. Speculated to be cast during the Tang or Sung Dynasties.
Collection of the webmaster
Weight: 0.7 g
Dimension: 32 mm
Inscriptions: 百子千孫 (Hundreds of Sons and Thousands of Grandsons)
Notes:A Mortuary Gold Cash Unearthed in the Three Gorges (三峽)area of Chung-Ching (重慶), Szechuan. Speculated to be cast during the Tang or Sung Dynasties.
Collection of the webmaster
Weight: 0.7 g
Dimension: 26 mm
Inscriptions: 子孫興旺 (May the offspring flourishing)
Notes:A Mortuary Gold Cash Unearthed in the Three Gorges (三峽)area of Chung-Ching (重慶), Szechuan. Speculated to be cast during the Tang or Sung Dynasties.
Collection of the webmaster
Weight: 2 g
Dimension: 36 mm
Inscriptions: 金木水土 (Metal, Wood, Water, Earth, The Five Elements Exclude Fire)
Notes:Unearthed in the Three Gorges (三峽) area of ChungChing (重慶), Szechuan. Speculated to be cast during the Tang or Sung Dynasties.
Collection of the webmaster
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