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Cash (Chinese coin)
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The cash or qian was a type of coin of China and the Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BC until the 20th century, characterised by their round outer shape and a square center hole. Originally cast
Replicas of various ancient to 19th century cast cash coins in various metals found in China, Korea and Japan.
Replicas of various ancient to 19th century cast cash coins in various metals found in China, Korea and Japan.
Cash coins minted between 330 BC and AD 1912.
Cash coins minted between 330 BC and AD 1912.
Various cash coins issued during the early Republic of China.
Various cash coins issued during the early Republic of China.
Bronze mould for minting Ban Liang coins, from an excavation in Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi.. The mould was used during the Warring States period (4
Bronze mould for minting Ban Liang coins, from an excavation in Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi.. The mould was used during the Warring States period (475–221 BC) by the State of Qin.
Tang dynasty
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The Tang dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kin
Cash (Chinese coin)
…manufactured long after the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty for another 500 years. Minting was definitively ended in 618 with the establishment of the Tang dynasty. Wu Zhu cash coins were cast from 118 BC to AD 618, a span of 736 years, which is the longest for any coin in human history. The Tang dynasty introduced…
Portrait of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566–635) dating to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Portrait of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566–635) dating to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Tang emissaries to the Sogdian king Varkhuman in Samarkand (648–651) – Afrasiab murals
Tang emissaries to the Sogdian king Varkhuman in Samarkand (648–651) – Afrasiab murals
7th-century Sogdian Huteng dancer – Xiuding temple pagoda, Anyang, Henan
7th-century Sogdian Huteng dancer – Xiuding temple pagoda, Anyang, Henan
Foreign ambassadors visiting the Tang court – the Portraits of Periodical Offering by Yan Liben (601–673)
Foreign ambassadors visiting the Tang court – the Portraits of Periodical Offering by Yan Liben (601–673)