劉 Lau Legacy. 古錢幣 金朝 Rare Chinese Coins. Jin Dynasty.

Rare Chinese Cash Coins from the Jin Dynasty 1115 - 1234. The Jurchens were oppressed under the Liao Dynasty and they revolted and overthrown the Liao ( Qidans/Khitans ) with the help of the Song Dynasty. Finding the Song Dynasty was weak militarily; the newly formed Jin Dynasty started attacking the Song and finally conquered part of Song territory driving the Chinese South to become Southern Song Dynasty.

Jin Dynasty Coins are of better quality than Liao and rare especially Coins minted after 1200 when the Jins were in constant warfare with the Mongols.

Coin: Tian Juan Tong Bao
Gilted : Fire Gilding of Gold dissolved in Mercury.
Dynasty : Jin 1115 - 1234
Emperor: Xizong Wanyan
Dia.: 29.4 mm
Wt. : 7.23 g

Rarity : China Precious Fifty Coins.

Auction : Guardian Auction 2007 sold a Tian Juan Tong Bao for 1.3 million RMB.
Auction Spring 2013 : Tian Juan ( Heavenly Dependents )Tong Bao sold for 2.145 million RMB.

Coin : Chong Qing Yuan Bao ( Seal Script )
Jin Dynasty : 1115 - 1234
Dia. : 32.7 mm
Wt. : 8.13 g.
Mint : 1212 - 1213
Emperor/Prince : Wanyan Yongji ( Shao Wei Wang )
Gilt by Fire Gilding ( Gold in Mercury)
Rarity : China Precious Fifty Coins.

Coin : Cheng'an Bao Huo
Jin Dynasty : 1115 - 1234
Dia. : 33.2 mm
Wt. : 9.78 g
Mint : 1197 - 1200
Emperor :Zhangsong 1189 - 1208

Peculiarity : Normally minted as Silver Sycee ( Ingots) and deemed a Fantasy Coin by "Old Chinese Collectors" but Archaeological Excavations since the 1950s onwards have excavated Bronze Cash Coins of Cheng' an Bao Hua and though very rare is now accepted as Jin Dynasty Coinage.

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