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Knife coin inlaid with gold. The Chinese inscription reads "one knife, worth 5000". Wang Mang, one of the most powerful officials of the Western Han dynasty, reintroduced the spade- and knife-shaped money which had circulated under the Zhou dynasty over 200 years before. CM 1939-3-17-11
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART201362
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4000px × 2460px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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1st century BCE
Chinese Art
Coin
Money