Ancient Chinese Coins

How large were ancient Chinese coins?

Oct 06, 2008 by Caffeine Addict | Posted in Anthropology

I've been doing some research, and I seem to be finding answers like 23mm and stuff like that. I have trouble imagining how a coin a fifth of centimeter in diameter could be practical. So how large are these coins actually?

Thanks for

Sheets of gold were often 3 to 5 mm thick. Most of the ancient coin sizes were 25 mm (0.985 inch) and 37 mm (1.46 inch) wide and weighed from just under 1 to almost 5 grams.

Take a look at the examples on the sites below:

Richard | Oct 07, 2008

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