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Qi knife Ji Mo Zhi Fa Hua
| Issuer | Qi, State of |
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| Year | 401 BC - 220 BC |
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| Diameter | 180 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 節 墨 之 法 化 (Translation: Ji Mo Zhi Fa Hua Jimo`s legal money) |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this Qi large knife money presents a plain, unadorned blade surface with faint casting striations and traces of the mold seam running along the edges. Three diagonal incuse lines are cast into the lower handle area, a decorative convention common to Qi knife money of this series. The integral ring handle at the base is circular and solid, cast as part of the knife body, with a smooth outer surface now covered in green and brown patina. Two characters 大行 (Da Xing) appear in the upper blade field in the same archaic Chinese script as the obverse, identifying the mint or controlling authority. The overall surface exhibits natural earthen deposits and cuprite consistent with genuine ancient burial patina. |
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| Mintage | ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2aq: 安邦 (An Bang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2ar: 法昌 (Fa Chang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2as: 大行 (Da Xing) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2at: 闢封 (Pi Feng) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2i: 卜 (Bu) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2j: 工 (Gong) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2k: 上 (Shang) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2m: 屮 (Che) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2o: 化 (Hua) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2q: 行 (Xing) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2s: 日 (Ri; a rectangle or circle) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2u: 可 or 司 (Ke or Si) - ND (401 BC - 220 BC) - Hartill#4.2v: 安 (An) - |
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