EditorialTao from China of Wang-mang (Shi-kwan-quince), 9 after Chr -13 after Chr, China, tao, Wang-mang (Shi-kwan-quince), 9 after Chr -13 AD, Brass coin in the shape of a knife. Front: two signs on round 'hilt' with square bore and five Chinese characters on ...
EditorialBalic kris, Kris, blade in pamor, incrustation with gold, adorned with the characters: Mang, Hoeng, Ang, (: wind, water and fire)., anonymous, Bali, 1500 - 1900, iron (metal), nickel (metal), gold (metal), w 67.0 cm ? h 8.0 cm ? d 18.0 cm ? w 65.6 cm ?...
Editorial5 ten or dragon piaster from Vietnam (Annam) by Minh Mang, 1821-1841 Vietnam (Annam), 5 ten or dragon piaster, Minh-mang, 1821-1841, Silver coin. Front: inside decoration between Chinese characters sun with eighteen rays. Above and below a dragon. Reve...
EditorialSword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, pr...
EditorialKnife coin inlaid with gold. The Chinese inscription reads "one knife, worth 5000". Wang Mang, one of the most powerful officials of the Western Han dynasty, reintroduced the spade- and knife-shaped money which had circulated under the Zhou dynasty ove...
EditorialSword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, pr...
EditorialKnife coin inlaid with gold. The Chinese inscription reads "one knife, worth 5000". Wang Mang, one of the most powerful officials of the Western Han dynasty, reintroduced the spade- and knife-shaped money which had circulated under the Zhou dynasty ove...