Sword coin with three Chinese characters : Qi da huo.
Warring states period (475-221.BC).
Qi kingdom.
Casting era : The year when Jiang family went out of power and Tian family
took office in Qi kingdom (386.BC) - The year of fall of Qi kingdom (221.BC).
O : Chinese character inscription : Qi da huo.
From the tip to the handle, Qi (This word means name of the capital city
of Qi kingdom, that is, Lin zi or Qi castle. But this word does't mean
name of Qi kingdom itself.), da (= big. Other theory says that this character
should be read "legal".), huo (= coin). Therefore this inscription
means "Qi castle big coin".
R : Chinese character inscription : Gong (= work).
48.0g
176mm x 29mm.
EF.
Comes with wood case.
Sold.
Explanation is the same as above. But,
R : One circle.
44.6g.
180mm x 29mm.
F.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp