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Xin Dynasty

Imperial Chinese dynasty established by Wang Mang between the Western and Eastern Han dynasties.

Kind: empire
Region: East Asia, Asia
Recorded period: AD 9 – AD 23

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Dao from China of Wang Mang (Sji-kwan-kwee), 9 AD - 13 AD

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Dao from China of Wang Mang (Sji-kwan-kwee), 9 AD - 13 AD

9 - 13

Brass coin in the shape of a knife. Obverse: on round "handle" with square hole two characters and on "blade" five Chinese characters. Reverse: on handle no characters, on blade five of the same Chinese characters as on obverse. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4163; its record gives materia…

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