Mystery Chinese Coin

[nkellam22]

I found what looks to be a Chinese coin all the way in a field in Luxembourg.
It appears to be made of Bronze.
I'm assuming it dates to somewhere in the 1800s judging from other Chinese coins I've seen online but I can't be certain.
Any help is Appreciated.





Thanks!

 

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[WaterScoop]

Thank you for sharing your hunt cool looking.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

You have a genuine Chinese double dragon good luck coin available on e-Bay $11.66 for 86 coins plus $2.99 shipping

Keep swinging and you will hit the BIG one!



https://www.ebay.com/itm/IFfree-84-...oins-Shui-I-ching-Coins-Mixed-5-/253332839561

 

[Noah_D]

Looks to me like a Kangxi Emperor coin which would date it from 1660s to 1720s. I don't read Chinese though, just comparing it to some I saw on the internet. I hope Yang Hao sees your thread... he'd be able to tell ya no problem.

 

[Mackaydon]

Coin looks like Kangki Emperor 1661-1722

Don......
PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_Tongbao

 

[xr7ator]

Looks like it's been in the ground for a good long time and is larger than the ones I have found. Not an exact match on the ebay items.

Don?? lol He'll chime in and tell us!

 

[xr7ator]

DOH! He beat me to it.

 

[Yang Hao]

Great find Congrats!

By the way, something to keep an eye out for, there is a commemorative kangxi tongbao 康熙通宝 coin. It's brass and was made in 1713 to commemorate the 60th birthday of the emperor. It's called 罗汉钱 luo han qian. Its characters are a little different in design. First the tong looks like this 通 (only has one 点儿 dian ‘ small stroke the regular one has two) and the kang looks like this 熙 (臣 part looks different it's a 口 in the middle). Below is a photo of the commemorative coin. Maybe someone will find one during a hunt. (According to website research I've done their looks to be a few versions of that special characters coin)

sources :
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/罗汉钱
https://m.sohu.com/a/196225677_99916497

 

[Raider19962]

I know there are a lot of fakes out there, and it would be interesting to know to distinguish them from real coins. I have some I've dated to the 1300's, but can't be sure they are real. Very weathered and worn, but that's no indication.

 

[nkellam22]

Looks to me like a Kangxi Emperor coin which would date it from 1660s to 1720s. I don't read Chinese though, just comparing it to some I saw on the internet. I hope Yang Hao sees your thread... he'd be able to tell ya no problem.

Thanks a lot Noah D, Mackaydon and Yang Hao!
I guess it was a bit older than I first expected!