Anyone have an idea what type of Asian coin this is?
Did you check the link? I sent it on the other thread. It is a common coin
I think that is a Chien Lung Tung Pao.
Emperor KAO TSUNG
AD 1736-1795
Reign title: CH'IEN-LUNG, AD 1736-1795
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference...m#chien lung
They don't have a picture of the coin with that inscription on the back but I think it is Boo Fu (Fukien Mint). I'm not 100% sure though.
Yeah I had a look at the link, but I couldn't find the exact coin. Thanks for your help with the ID though, that's quite an old coin! I actually found it at a playground inside a school!
Yeah, it takes some time to find the coins especially if you don't have some idea of the age. The easiest way to identify them is to find a couple of features you can easily recongnize and just go through the list. When you find one that looks similar just compare the other characters.
For some reason these kind of coins are found a lot in other countries. I found a picture of one I found in the U.S. a long time ago and I think it is the same kind.
Here is Japan most of the square hole coins I find are Japanese coins from between 1636 and 1868 but I find Chinese coins occasionally. Japan used to import Chinese coins to use as currency unti the early 1600's. I have found Chinese coins ranging from the 600's to the 1400's. They are interesting to find.
X-Terra
As I said in my previous post...
Your coin can be found here.
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference... of titles
In the description it states that you cash coin is of the second series and was made between 1795-1799.
"Ch'ien-lung is thought of as one of the most brilliant rulers in Chinese history. He was a patron of the arts, which reached a very high level during his reign. His is also one of the few Chinese emperors to abdicate the throne, which he did to honor K'ang Hsi (his father) by ending his reign just before it would have exceeded the length of K'ang Hsi's reign.
There are two basic series to the coins of Ch'ien-lung. The primary series has the regular Ch'ien-lung inscription, produced at many mints throughout his reign. The second type is referred to as the Shan-lung commemorative issue, with two upright strokes added to the bottom of the character "Lung", and is thought to have been issued during the period from his abdication in 1795 to his death in 1799."
The reverse of your coin is BOO on the left and FU on the right.
Minted at the Fukien mint. (NO reference to any English language)
Examples are from the above link.
Agreed... no up-rights.
I've found both with and without and feel they are the same issue (1795-1799) with different "lung" molds.
For me it's been about 20 to 1 without.
I feel the main distinguishing factor is the Ch'ing vs. Shan character at the top of the front of the coin.
The "Z" shape vs. the "Hook" shape.
Just for info...
The characters are read top-bottom/right-left.
So.. Shan-Lung / T'ung-Pao