CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Qín. Circa 336-221 BC. Æ Ban Liang (30mm, 5.74 g). Ban Liang in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters / Blank. BN Chinoises I 443-450; Hartill 7.3. Brown patina with minor encrustation. Near VF. A distinct variety with large Liang character.
From the Kenneth W. Dorney Collection.