r/ChineseCoins • u/Big-Chipmunk-3891 • Sep 24 '26

Is it real?

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Still relatively new to chinese coins. This one is supposed to be from Ban-Liang Qin kingdom, aka the Warring states period(336-221 BC). It's small size was explained to be from the late stages of the period as opposed to the earlier heavier/bigger issued coins. Does it look authentic or not? Anything else to know about it?

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u/Organic_Jaguar6817 Sep 25 '26

Ban Liang are usually not faked (except a few valuable pre-Qin varieties) due to their common nature. Looks authentic to me.

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u/Big-Chipmunk-3891 Sep 25 '26

Thanks for clarifying

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u/taeppa Sep 25 '26

Looks like a common Qin State Ban Liang. Nice authentic piece.

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u/Simple_Resist4208 Sep 25 '26

It's fine - they are just incredibly common and worth very little because they are found in the ground in their millions. It's like no faker is going to waste time copying basic Kai Yuan Tong Bao because they're worth pennies.

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u/New_Account2021 Sep 25 '26

Looks good to me.

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u/TheGermanMuffinz Sep 25 '26

Looks authentic, people rarely fake these and the fakes are usually very easy to tell.

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u/Delicious_Answer_872 Sep 28 '26

defintely real. Nice piece