•The ancient coins were found in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province.
•Archaeologists collected about 100,000 coins, weighing 460 kilograms.
•According to archaeologists, Shaanxi coins mostly belong to the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
•A few coins date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), though most are from the Song Dynasty.
•Initial analysis showed that the coins belong to the old-style Chinese private bank that buried the coins during wars.
Ancient Coins Weighing 460 Kg Found In Shaanxi, mostly belong to the Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Workers found large number of ancient coins at a construction site in Baishui county of Weinan, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province which, according to archaeologists, mostly belong to the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Zhao Zhangfeng, director of Baishui cultural relics office, said that police received the report of the discovery and quickly arrived and cordoned off at the site .
Archaeologists later arrived at the site and collected about 100,000 coins, weighing 460 kilograms. A few coins date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), though most are from the Song Dynasty.
Zhao said that few people could have so many coins at that time, and initial analysis showed that the coins belong to the old-style Chinese private bank that buried the coins during wars
