CHINA, Western Hàn dynasty. Jĭngdì. 156-141 BC. Æ Ban Liang (23mm, 2.91 g). Local or private mint. Ban Liang in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters / Blank. Cf. BN Chinoises II 130; cf. Hartill 7.17. Light pale green deposits over dark green patina. VF. An unusual variety with a downward slope to the bottom elements of both characters.
From the Kenneth W. Dorney Collection.