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Nice set here! It's cool to see so many different types of these struck cash coins.

Just chiming in, this is correct and it is a genuine example. These were struck rather than cast, unusual for Chinese cash, and it was minted close to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Edit: here's my example!

I've got this so-called "broad fals" that I won in a group lot for a great price. Turns out it's a pretty rare type and most examples display similar damage (bar the two punched holes). Ghaznavid Empire 403 AH (1012-1013 AD) Issued under Mahmud Bust Mint AE broad fals | 5.61 grams | 30mm wide Ref: Album#1614

6 hours Roman Empire367 to 375 ADIssued under Valentinian ISiscia MintAE3 | 1.68 gramsObv: Emperor's bust rightRev: Emperor dragging captive, Q to left, K over P right, BSISCV below Ref: RIC IX 14a type xxvii(a) Next: a poor coin that is still perfectly identifiable

The San Fan Rebellion of ChinaIssued under Wu Shifan1679-1681 ADAE cash | 3.96 grams | 23mm wideObv: Hong Hua Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#21.112, see this coin on Zeno, Z#295568Ex: Scott Semans Next: crusty patina

Here is my Burmese lead peacock coin (or token) that was reportedly discovered at a royal palace in Pegu. Next: another coin from Southeast Asia

Satavahana Dynasty of India c. 100 BC to 1 AD Unknown ruler (legend off flan) Potin Karshapana Next: another elephant coin

Gadhaiya paisa billon coin from India, anonymous c. 800/1000 AD (?) Many miles and years apart, but these coins have about as many things in common with each other than they do whatever they originally imitated Next: more imitation coinage

6 hours Byzantine Empire610-641 ADIssued under Emperor HeracliusAE 40 Nummi | 6.08 grams | 27mm wideObv: Three emperors standing forwardRev: Large M center, cross above Next: another unit involving '40'

Kingdom of England1250-1256 ADIssued under King Henry III, minted under Davi Moneyer Minted at the London Mint, Type 5 seriesAR half-cut penny | 0.58 grams | 9x19mm wideObv: King with sceptre, unrealistic hairRev: LVN - DEN, long crossRef: Spink #1367 Next: another 13th century coin

Carthage c. 220-210 BC Next: one of the first ancient coins in your collection

I have this 1918 10 Pfennig from Weißenfels of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It's one of the earliest hammer and sickle designs on a coin (I think somewhere in South America had an 1800s coin with it) but if I recall correctly this coin's hammer and sickle isn't necessarily related to Communism. 1918 | 10 Pfennig Weißenfels of Saxony-Anhalt

Srivijaya of Sumatrac. 800-1300 ADIssued anonymouslyTin 2 massa piloncitoObv: Sea turtleRev: Anku (elephant goad) facing right, crescent moon to leftRecovered from the Musi River of Palembang Next: a coin that got you deeper into an interest/niche

Ming Dynasty of China1628 to 1644 ADIssued under Emperor Chongzhen at the Guizhou MintAE cash | 2.65 grams | 24.5mm wideObv: Chong Zhen Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: Gui (for Guizhou)Ref: Hartill #20.296, see it on Zeno.ru, Z#295561 Next: Another coin bearing only script

6 hours Northern Song Dynasty of China1094-1097 ADIssued under Emperor ZhenzongAE cash | 4.29 grams | 24.5mm wideObv: Shao Sheng Yuan Bao in running script (clockwise)Rev: Blank with wide rimsRef: Hartill #16.307, Gorny's NS#29b.23 Next: Another coin from east of Persia

Sicily, KataneCirca 216 to 206 BCIssued anonymouslyAE Chalkous | 4.42 grams | 18mm wideObv: Jugate busts of Serapis and IsisRev: KATANAION, Apollo standing left with column to the right, holding a branch and bow Next: another Sicily coin

Here is a failed kingdom-state from a failed rebel leader along with his failed rebel grandson. Essentially he was a military leader during the Ming Dynasty and allowed and assisted the neighboring Manchu people of Manchuria to invade and capture parts of China, eventually leading to the complete collapse of the Ming Court and the start of a quarter millennium of Manchu rule over China by the Qing Dynasty. He later tried to rebel against the Qing Court, making him a double-traitor- a pretty unique title. Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia which can explain better than I can. The San Fan RebellionIssued under Wu Sangui1674-1678 ADAE cash | 4.28 grams | 24mm wideObv: Li Yong Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#21.85var, see this coin on Zeno, Z#295565Ex: Scott Semans The San Fan RebellionIssued under Wu Shifan1679-1681 ADAE cash | 3.96 grams | 23mm wideObv: Hong Hua Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#21.112, see this coin on Zeno, Z#295568Ex: Scott Semans Next: another grandpa/grandson set OR rebel coin

Kingdom of HarikelaCirca 600-700 ADIssued anonymouslyAR full unit | 5.58 grams | 29.5mm wideObv: Brahmi script Harikela above a seated bullRev: Srivatsa in trident-form, above a round sun left and crescent moon right, surrounded by dots Next: another obscure/generally unknown kingdom or issuer unknown to you prior to collecting

6 hours Pontus 85 to 65 BC AE of Pontus, Amisos Mint | 7.48g 21mm Obv: Aegis facing front Rev: Nike walking right holding palm, AMI-ΣOY Ref: SNG-BMC Black Sea #1182 Next: Another Black Sea coin

Is this cheating? Kingdom of England1250-1256 ADIssued under King Henry III, minted under Davi Moneyer Minted at the London Mint, Type 5 seriesAR half-cut penny | 0.58 grams | 9x19mm wideObv: King with sceptre, unrealistic hairRev: LVN - DEN, long crossRef: Spink #1367 Next: another intentionally cut coin (no test cuts or clipping)

6 hours Northern Song Dynasty of China1054-1056 ADIssued under Emperor RenzongAE cash | 2.28 grams | 24mm wideObv: Zhi He Yuan Bao in seal script (top-right-bottom-left)Rev: Blank Recovered from the Musi River of PalembangRef: Hartill #16.130, NS#17a.04, see this coin on Zeno, Z#296799 Next: another holed coin

302-301 BCE (Circa) Troas, Alexandreia AE11 Obv: Laureate head of Apollo left Rev: Horse grazing left, AΛE above Ref: SNG Cop 83-6 0.98g 10.7mm Next: Another small Greek (11mm or under)

This coin was made by the more-or-less sovereign Chinese gold mining communities (gongsi) of west Borneo in present-day Indonesia during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The obverse inscription is a unique and meaningful invention for community but the reverse inscription is blundered and unreadable, copied crudely from contemporary Qing Dynasty coins which bore Manchu script mintmarks. This coin is not really an imitation coin, but it in certainly imitative! Next: same theme

Celtic imitation copying coin of Parionc. 480 BCEObv: Crude gorgon forwardRev: Incused pattern with raised center dotRef: Dewing 2349, see @Ed Snible's webpage on The Gorgons of Parion which displays these Celtic imitations Next: more counterfeit/imitation coins

This coin isn't ancient but it was produced by ancient methods, plus is a cool one. Kingdom of Mysore Issued under Krishnaraja Wadiyar III 1811-1833 AD 20 Cash Next: another elephant coin