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Bronze Knife Coin

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 05 December 2018

Bronze Knife Coin — So-called knife money, worth 5000 standard coins. Obverse, Chinese inscription. Minted in China; ruler Wang Mang. Wang Mang's four coinage reforms were not successful and the widely accepted wuzhu were soon re-issued. Xin Dynasty, 9-23 CE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 05). Bronze Knife Coin. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9517/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bronze Knife Coin." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 05, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9517/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bronze Knife Coin." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 05 Dec 2018. Web. 25 Aug 2019.

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