'World's Oldest' Coin Factory Discovered In China 1 1

[Fenntucky Mike]

I came across that headline in a news feed and thought I would pass it along.

I believe this is the original Research Article. A little light reading with your morning coffee. 

Radiocarbon-dating an early minting site: the emergence of standardised coinage in China | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Edited August 6, 2021 by Fenntucky Mike
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[J P M]

Really cool , Thanks Mike

[RWB]

Excellent article and a remarkably clear translation from Mandarin. Interesting that molds were not fired at this site.

[zadok]

On 8/6/2021 at 6:47 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

I came across that headline in a news feed and thought I would pass it along.

I believe this is the original Research Article. A little light reading with your morning coffee. 

Radiocarbon-dating an early minting site: the emergence of standardised coinage in China | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

copies of those spade coins will probably be on ebay by next week.....

[VKurtB]

What sort of fakes was that early Chinese mint making back then? 

[Woods020]

On 8/8/2021 at 9:06 AM, VKurtB said:

What sort of fakes was that early Chinese mint making back then? 

That’s exactly the thought I had. I wonder when they will find the official mint and understand they found the earliest dated counterfeit shop.