Mongolian ? lead cash coins

Bad imitation of Chinese inscription:
Da Yuan Tong? Bao?
Weight: 6.0 g
Diameter: 24 mm

Da Yuan Tong Bao is legend of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty, period Da Yuan, 1308-11 a.d.

Bad imitation of Chinese inscription:
Da Yuan Tong Bao
Weight: 6.4 g
Diameter: 22.1 mm

Bad imitation of Chinese inscription:
Da Yuan Zhong Ri?
Weight: 7.4 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm

Zhong - China
Ri - Sun.

By some information shown lead cash imitations found in burial mounds in Mongolia. Age is uncertain (may be not so old).

Conjecturally were used during funeral ceremony.

Compare it with Java lead cash.


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