Hollow handled spade money Ancient Chinese coinage
sloping shoulder money
pointed shoulder spades: type of spade has pointed shoulders , feet, , long hollow handle. there 3 parallel lines on obverse , reverse, , inscriptions. found in n.e. henan , in shanxi, territory of duchy of jin, later become zhao. held later in date square shouldered spades. shape seems designed ease of tying in bundles, rather developed particular agricultural instrument.
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