拍品描述： 辽代钱币一枚 上美品

WESTERN LIAO: ca。 11th12th century， AE charmamulet 4022。20g41， twelve coarsely engraved animals representing the Chinese zodiac， led by a human being， around the central round hole within a small square box， same on both sides but quite differently engraved， VF， RRR。 The Western Liao or Qara Khitai， officially the Great Liao dynasty， was a Sinicized Khitan empire in Central Asia。 A similar example is filed on Zeno 40144617， almost identical on one side， slightly differently arranged on the other side41， reportedly found in Uzbekistan。 An example listed in the Classic Chinese Charms Book Volume 2， 664， has a similar obverse， but a totally different reverse， assigned by the author to the Liao Dynasty， and another， 660， with just 6 animals on each side， described as Liao or Yuan dynasty。