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1 Hua / 1 Dao State of Yan, lead
| Issuer | Yan, State of |
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| Year | 330 BC - 220 BC |
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| Value | 1 Hua |
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| Obverse description | Plain face with a raised square central perforation surrounded by a flat inner rim, typical of Eastern Zhou cast coinage. The surface is largely uninscribed, exhibiting the characteristic flat, undecorated field of the reverse side of Yan Yuan coins. The lead fabric displays extensive patination with a grey-green encrustation consistent with long burial. |
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| Reverse description | Two archaic Chinese seal-script characters arranged vertically above and below the central square perforation, each enclosed within a raised rectangular cartouche. The upper inscription reads '化' (Hua, meaning currency or value denomination) and the lower reads '一' (Yi, meaning one), together forming 'Yi Hua' (One Hua). A mint or control character, likely '匕' or 'Ji', appears within a separate cartouche in the lower field, identifying the issuing authority of the State of Yan. The raised legends are cast in the angular, archaic script style characteristic of Warring States period Yan coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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