coincutter Posted November 9, 2009 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 at 11:08 PM i just bought an old Chinese coin directly from China via ebay and i hoping somebody could help me with a translation. it is supposed to be from the Song Dynasty (960 and 1279). I don't know if that's true or not but if anyone had any knowledge about it, i would be grateful to learn. Particularly what the words mean and/or if it is genuine. I plan on cutting this coin into a pendant so I would also like to know if it has a 'right side up' or if it can hang from any point and still translate properly. please see the photo. thanks! ebay ad title read: Song Dynasty lucky Bronze Coin"TaiPing WanSui" also if you want an idea as to what it will look like when i am done with it, check out my etsy site. you'll see some amazing stuff - www.petslad.etsy.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 10, 2009 at 08:41 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 08:41 AM (edited) I am definitely not an expert on coins, but what this says is 太平萬歲 tàipíng wànsuì which sounds to me like the battle cry of the Taiping Rebellion: May Taiping last forever, or so. Doesn't look like Song dynasty to me. But I could be very wrong. Edited November 10, 2009 at 11:43 AM by Daan silly tone mistake corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted November 10, 2009 at 08:55 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 08:55 AM I'm also definitely not an expert, but I just thought I'd mention that there are many fake coins around, so until you have confirmation, I'd assume it's a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xianhua Posted November 10, 2009 at 09:05 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 09:05 AM Well, since everyone else put their disclaimer in: I’m not an expert either. I do think this seller should be reported to Ebay though. A description which reads: Song Dynasty lucky Bronze Coin "TaiPing WanSui" raises immediate alarm bells since the two (end of Song dynasty and Taiping rebellion) were nearly 600 years apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_lab Posted November 11, 2009 at 01:46 AM Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 at 01:46 AM This link says Qing dynasty. It sold for 65 RMB on this auction, but I saw another for 56 RMB. Edit: As for the meaning, it literally means peace (Taiping) 10,000 years, which means long live the Taiping, or can be interpreted as wishing everlasting peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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