- The
banliang (Chinese: 半兩; pinyin:
bànliǎng) was the
first unified currency of in
imperial Chinese history,
first minted as
early as 378 BC and introduced...
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hereditary in nature.
During the 330s BC, the
state of Qin
began minting banliang coins,
which were round, made
mostly of bronze, and
marked to indicate...
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Bronze mold for
minting banliang coins,
Warring States period (475–221 BC),
State of Qin, from an
excavation in
Qishan County, Baoji,
Shaanxi province...
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original on
March 25, 2019.
Retrieved February 22, 2020. "State of Qin
Silver Banliang Coin". Gary
Ashkenazy / גארי אשכנזי (Primaltrek – a
journey through Chinese...
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Bronze mold for
minting banliang coins,
Warring States period (475–221 BC),
State of Qin, from an
excavation in
Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi...
- the
appearance of
posed of flat beams, diagonal-support
planks (xiecheng
banliang), broken-line
wedge shaped with a
plank inserted, tongue-and-groove joints...
- vol. 1, p. 126; and ibid., vol. 2, p. 198,
plate 226 (
banliang); p. 220,
plate 254 (
banliang); p. 197,
plate 227 (yingcheng); and p. 220,
plate 255 (yingcheng)...
- = 1 tael (兩; liǎng) The most
common denominations were the ½ tael (半兩;
bànliǎng) and the 5 zhū (五銖; wǔ zhū) coins, the
latter being the most
common coin...
- needed] Ban
Liang or
Banliang coins take
their name from
their original size and
typical two-character
inscription 半兩 (
bànliǎng),
meaning "half liang"...
- Art –
Providing for the Afterlife: "Brilliant Artifacts" from Shandong.
Banliang coins – Han
dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) –
Bronze – Diam. (average) 2.3 cm...
