HY-1

Cloth coin with a flat head and square legs : Ping yang.
Warring states period (475-221.BC).
Casting era : The late years of this period.
O : Chinese character inscription : Ping yang.
From observer's point of view, right : Ping (= flat), left : yang (= bright). "Ping yang" is name of the city where this coin was made. But several cities have this name of Ping yang in this period. Which city this inscription indicates isn't clear until today.
A region of Han kingdom - present Lin fen city of Shan xi province.
A region of Wei kingdom - present Hua prefecture of He nan province.
A region of Zhao kingdom - present Lin zhang prefecture of He bei province.
R : Three long straight lines and hemming line.
5.4g.
49.0mm x 29.8mm.
EF.
Sold.


HY-2

Explanation is the same as above. But,
6.0g.
47.8mm x 28.0mm.
VF.
Sold.


HY-3

Explanation is the same as above. But,
5.9g.
48.0mm x 29.5mm.
F.
Sold.



Shuichi Yamashita
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