| Issuer | Yan, State of |
| Year | 601 BC - 400 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | Knife money (601-400 BC) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 15.91 g |
| Dimensions | 155 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Knife |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#4.16, FD#450, Schjoth#62 |
| Obverse description | Various Chinese ideograms on the blade. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | 六 (Translation: Liu Six) |
| Reverse description | Blank (uniface). |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (601 BC - 400
BC) - Hartill#4.16: 六 (Liu; six) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.17: 八 (Ba; eight) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.18: 十八 (Shi Ba; eighteen) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.19: 匕 (Bi) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.20: 卜 (Bu) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.21: 屮 (Che) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.22: 非 (Fei) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.23: 工 (Gong) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.24: 吉 (Ji) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.25: 己 (Ji; cyclical character) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.26: 日 (Ri; a circle) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.27: 上 (Shang) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.28: 行 (Xing) - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.29: [Fish] - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.30: [Two-pronged trident] - ND (601 BC - 400 BC) - Hartill#4.31-32: Undeciphered ideogram - |
| Catalog ID | 7247631530 |
| Comments |
