| Issuer | Yan, State of |
| Year | 401 BC - 220 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | Knife money (601-400 BC) |
| Composition | Bronze (.40 Cu) |
| Weight | 14.21 g |
| Dimensions | 137 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Knife Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#4.40, FD#341, Schjoth#52, Hartill#4.41, Hartill#4.42, Hartill#4.43 |
| Obverse description | One Chinese ideogram on the blade. |
| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 明 (Translation: Ming) |
| Reverse description | Various Chinese ideograms on the blade. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
| Reverse lettering | 右
午 (Translation: You Wu Junior [cyclical character]) |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ? - 2 g: Wen Wen - ? - 2a: Ba Wan - ? - 2b: Qian Wan - ? - 2c?: ?Xing - ? - 2d: Shi Ding - ? - 2e: Da Shi - ? - 2f: Da Zuo - ? - 2h: Yi Xing - ? - 2i: Qi Xing - ? - 2j: Shi Xing - ? - 2k: Ershi Yi Xing - ? - 2l-y:Undeciphered - ? - 6a-d: Nei - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1 g: 九 (Jiu; nine) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1a: 一 (Yi; one) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1aa: (Xia) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1ab: (Xing) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1ac: (Yi) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1ad: (You) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1ae: (Yu; two forms) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1af-bh: Undeciphered single character - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1b: 二 (Er; two) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1c: 五 (Wu; five) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1d: 六 (Liu; six) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1e: 七 (Qi; seven) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1f: 八 (Ba; eight) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1h: 十 (Shi; ten) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1i: 十一 (Shi Yi; eleven) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1j: (Shi ?) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1k: (Shi Bi) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1l: (Bei) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1m: (Bei) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1n: (Bi; three forms) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1o: (Chang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1p: (Da; two forms) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1q: (Ding) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1r: (Gong) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1s: (Jin) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1t: (Qian) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1u: (Ri) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1v: (Tu) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1w: (Wan) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1x: (Wang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1y: (Wen) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 1z: (Wu) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - 4w: 右午 (You Wu) - |
| Catalog ID | 3726174090 |
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