{"product_id":"nice-bronze-4-zhu-ban-liang-after-wen-di-180-157-bc-china-huge-characters-hartill-7-17","title":"Nice bronze 4-zhu ban-liang, after Wen Di (180-157 BC), China - huge characters (Hartill 7.17)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo large Chinese characters Ban Liang (\"Half an ounce\"), small characters (lower part of liang is like a M), no rims or other marks \/\/ Blank, no rims. 23mm, 2.86 grams. BM Chinese coins (Poole) #256ff; Hartill #7.17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare with huge characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chinese ounce (liang) weighs about 16 grams. The earliest \"Ban Liangs\" weighed half that much - 8 grams, but the later pieces, like this one, weighed much less. This coin is from the last issue of Ban Liangs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9-23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE) and Eastern Han (25-220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the \"Han people\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67764201718075,"sku":"x8234-19176","price":15.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w19176.jpg?v=1792596283","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/nice-bronze-4-zhu-ban-liang-after-wen-di-180-157-bc-china-huge-characters-hartill-7-17","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}