Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Xi Zhou Western Zhou
| Issuer | Western Zhou, State of |
|---|---|
| Year | 350 BC - 220 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Cast bronze round coin (huan qian) with a central circular perforation. The obverse features two archaic Chinese characters in raised relief flanking the central hole, positioned at the left and right fields respectively, rendered in an early seal script style. The coin exhibits a raised rim on both the inner and outer edges, with a flat, unadorned field between the inscriptions. The surfaces show characteristic casting texture with natural patination consistent with ancient bronze coinage of the Warring States period. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Plain and blank reverse with no inscriptions, devices, or decorative elements. The surface displays a raised inner rim surrounding the central circular perforation and a raised outer rim, both typical of cast Chinese round coinage of the Warring States period. The flat field between the rims is entirely unadorned, exhibiting the natural granular texture resulting from the sand-casting process and covered with the characteristic green patina of aged bronze. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |