Two large Chinese characters - Ban Liang ("Half an ounce"), with an outer rim / Blank, no rims. Unfiled edges. 33mm, 8.13 grams. Gratzer/Fishman "The First Round Coins of China" 11.33 cf. Hartill #7.4.

Early period issue (c.378-344 BC). Extremely rare type with an outer rim. True ban liang (that is, half a Chinese ounce, or 8 grams) standard. Rare, popular and huge.

Qin (778 BC-207 BC) was a Chinese feudal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese history. It emerged as one of the dominant superpowers of the Seven Warring States by the 3rd century BC and eventually united China under its rule in 221 BC, after which it is referred to as the Qin Dynasty.

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