Xian Ping Yuan Bao and Xiang Fu Yuan Bao types with a blank reverse. Around 20mm, 1.5 grams each. cf.Zeno 161843 and cf.Zeno 254256 (the so-called "Tian Ping calligraphic group); cf.ONS Newsletter 171, 23-24, 2002.

Unsorted coins, the picture shows the actual coins from this group. Nice high grade, most are problem-free, a few will have a tiny pinhole. 5.95$ per coin.

These are tin imitations of Chinese Song dynasty cash coins. They are consistent with descriptions given by early Dutch travelers to Java and Sumatra around the 1600s. According to Yih (2012:33) and Mitchiner (2012:24-23) they were probably produced in southern Sumatra, in the region of Palembang, and imitated Song dynasty Chinese coins. They are fairly scarce and are difficult to find in good quality as they were very crudely cast in inferior alloys.