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This is a copper alloy coin with a double rim, worth 50 standard coins. Obverse, Chinese inscription. Minted in China. Tang Dynasty, 759 CE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 05). Bronze Qianyuan Heavy Coin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9515/bronze-qianyuan-heavy-coin/
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