Tuesday, November 10, 2015

TWO MILLION copper coins weighing a whopping 10 tonnes found inside 2,000-year-old tomb

Archaeologists have unearthed more than two million copper coins from an ancient complex of tombs in the Xinjian District of China 
Archaeologists have unearthed more than two million copper coins from an ancient complex of tombs in the Xinjian District of China. The 2,000-year-old money, which bears Chinese symbols, characters, and a square hole in the centre, was found at a dig site in the city of Nanchang. The value of the coins is said to be around £104,000 ($157,340) and experts believe the main tomb is that of Liu He - the grandson of Emperor Wu, the greatest ruler of Han Dynasty.


The dynasty ruled between 206 BC and 25 AD.

Experts hope the discovery - which also includes 10,000 other gold, bronze and iron items, chimes, bamboo slips, and tomb figurines - may now shed more light on the life of nobility from ancient times.
The ancient money, which bears Chinese symbols, characters, and a square hole at its centre, were found at a dig site in the Xinjian District in the city of Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province

The hole meant the coins could be strung together to create larger denominations, with typically around 1,000 coins on a single string which was worth one tael of pure silver

It is hoped the discovery - which also includes 10,000 other gold, bronze and iron items, chimes, bamboo slips, and tomb figurines - may now shed more light on the life of nobility from ancient times

At face value they would be valued at around £104,060 ($157,340), but because of their age and history are believed to be worth far more. A single coin can in fact sell for thousands of pounds, although at the time copper coins had a very low value 

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