ES-1

Coin with a Chinese character "Yuan".
Warring states period (475-221.BC).
Wei kingdom.
Casting era : The year when king Hui of Wei kingdom transfered the capital from An-yi to Da-liang (339.BC) - The year of fall of Wei kingdom (225.BC).
O : Chinese character inscription, from observer's point of view, right : Yuan (= fence). Yuan is name of the city where this coin was made.
A region of Wei kingdom - present Yuan-qu prefecture of Shan-xi province.
R : Flat surface and no pattern.
13.6g.
D-41.8mm.
F.
Sold.

ES-2

Explanation is the same as above. But,
9.5g.
D-43.0mm.
F.
Sold.

ES-3

Explanation is the same as above. But,
10.8g.
D-42.0mm.
F.
Sold.

Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp