China's rulers didn't want valuable gold and silver currency to leak into foreign lands, and so they imposed a bizarre rule. Sichuan had to use coins made of iron. Getty Images These Chinese coins ...
MAEBASHI--Archaeologists uncovered an estimated 100,000 ancient coins, some of which are of Chinese origin and are more than 2,000 years old. The coins were tied together in bundles with straw ...
A joint archaeological team formed by China and Uzbekistan has discovered a large number of cultural relics, including silk fragments, coins and a bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220 ...