MING: Hong Zhi, 1488-1505, AE cash (3.98g), H-20.127E, VF. Under the Ming dynasty the territory which used to belong to the Dali Kingdom cast their own coins; these cash coins were issued in the province of Yunnan under the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor and are known to be of poor workmanship and crude casting. It is often unknown if these cash coins were cast by the Bai people in Dali, the Hmong tribes living in the area, or one of the many other tribes that live in Yunnan, as records of their casting werent being kept. Many of these cash coins were also cast using regular cash coins as mother coins which explains their rather crude appearances.
MING: Da Zhong, 1361-1368, AE 3 cash (18.27g), H-20.45, large shi (ten) above on reverse, VF, ex Adam Yeung Collection. The first cash coins issued by Zhu Yuanzhang actually bore the inscription Dazhong Tongbao because he wanted to name his country the Gre ...
MING: Da Zhong, 1361-1368, AE 5 cash (18.02g), H-20.33, VF, ex Adam Yeung Collection. The first cash coins issued by Zhu Yuanzhang actually bore the inscription Dazhong Tongbao because he wanted to name his country the Great Zhong dynasty, but eventually t ...
MING: Hong Wu, 1368-1398, AE 10 cash (38.26g), H-20.111, 45mm, shi (ten) above, yi liang at right on reverse, natural flan crack, VF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection.
明代日本古钱一组16枚,包括:洪武通宝6枚,建文通宝1枚,铜质永乐通宝8枚,银质永乐通宝1枚,建文通宝及银质永乐通宝分别评中乾80及82,其餘F至EF品相。Japan: Ming Dynasty, (1368-1644), group of Ming Dynasty 1 cash coins from Japan consisting of: Hong Wu Tong Bao, ...
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