The paper made a brief introduction of the magic coins discovered at the West Han tombs in Luoyang, and drew a conclution from studying the related documentaries along with other similar coins. With this regard, we ma...The paper made a brief introduction of the magic coins discovered at the West Han tombs in Luoyang, and drew a conclution from studying the related documentaries along with other similar coins. With this regard, we maight know that magic coins bearing the small seal character inscription could be dated equally to that Qin Dynasty and early West Han period. As for the that of bearing the slave character inscription, they were produced during the middle or later period of West Han Dynasty. In terms of it’s utilization the author take the position that it could be of the entertainment purpose, which circulated within the royal palace.展开更多
文摘The paper made a brief introduction of the magic coins discovered at the West Han tombs in Luoyang, and drew a conclution from studying the related documentaries along with other similar coins. With this regard, we maight know that magic coins bearing the small seal character inscription could be dated equally to that Qin Dynasty and early West Han period. As for the that of bearing the slave character inscription, they were produced during the middle or later period of West Han Dynasty. In terms of it’s utilization the author take the position that it could be of the entertainment purpose, which circulated within the royal palace.
