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WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash), (126.0g). VF-EF

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WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash), (126.0g). VF-EF
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WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash) (126.0g), 53mm, stylized dragon design, bai jin lung "white metal dragon" // pseudo-Greek legend, with two chops, shao fu (emperor's private treasury), uneven patination, but lovely example for type! VF to EF, RRR. This is part of the Bai Jin San Pin series of coins or tokens issued by Han Wudi. The "bai jin" refers to the metal (lead), "san pin" refers to the fact that it was a series of three coins with different denominations: Dragon, Horse and Turtle, the last being the most rare. Refer to the article in Shanghai Symposium, "The Bai Jin San Pin Coinage of Han Wudi: Early Influences From the Silk Road" by James T. Anderson. There are about 380 known specimens of the dragon type including 274 pieces located at the Ling Tai County Museum, Gansu Province, China.