Ancient coins found in Inner Mongolia
12:53, 23 August 2011
HOHHOT. August 23. KAZINFORM More than 200 coins that were used 1,000 years ago were excavated in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, said local archaeologists on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The green verdigris-covered coins, most from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and some from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), were unearthed at a construction site in Araxan League, said Zhang Zhenzhou with the Araxan Museum.
Zhang added that the place where the coins were found belonged to the Western Xia Kingdom, which means that the area was probably a business hub between Northern Song and Western Xia.
Zhang's opinion is echoed by Li Daxiang, curator of Weiwu municipal museum in Gansu province; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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