China - Pointed Tip Knife Money, State of Yan

T. P. Collection. This is an example of Pointed Tip Knife money (Type 3). Here the obverse character is 'Ba' (eight). These knives are well documented in David Hartill's "Cast Chinese Coins." Like most knife coins these are mainly found in the NE of China, this type is associated with the State of Yan. This knife is 20 cm x 14.8 mm. Hartill # 4.17