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| Autor: | villa66 [ 5. Apr 2010, 05:27 ] | |||
| Betreff des Beitrags: | Hilfe, bitte? "Mirror Money?" | |||
I’ve seen mention of Chinese Knife Money, Spade Money, Pants Money and Key Money—but “Mirror Money?” Can anyone tell me more about this piece? As you can see, the label reads: China Chou Dynasty BC 700-255 Mirror Money Any help would be much appreciated.  v.
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| Autor: | klaupo [ 5. Apr 2010, 08:29 ] |
| Betreff des Beitrags: | Re: Hilfe, bitte? "Mirror Money?" |
There are many ancient coinlike shaped mirrors of Chinese provenience. For an overview you can klick through this section: http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=5407 Your specimen, however, is the first one I have seen attributed to being a coin ... and it's the first I have seen being combined with a handle. So I consider this to be a recent fantasy. Regards klaupo |
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| Autor: | villa66 [ 6. Apr 2010, 13:26 ] |
| Betreff des Beitrags: | Re: Hilfe, bitte? "Mirror Money?" |
Thanks, klaupo  . I thought probably it was just too, too "picturesque." Surely, as distinctive as its shape is, it would have appeared as a line-drawing in an old general-interest catalog. But not being well-versed in the coinage of ancient China, and knowing its vastness, I had hoped....Nope! v.
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