楚国爰金。战国时代。少贞。 根据HARTILL（第79页），正面的铭文"有待相确"。製作于今湖北省，铸成大块再切割以便利较小金额的使用。Hartill 认为这些戳记的形状并不代表固定的重量，而是验证大的金块。中国的第一种金币，尺寸及形状固定。非常罕见及有趣的一种，铭文鲜见，原始状态，凹陷处仍见一些残留物。
CHINA. State of Chu. "Yuan Jin" Gold Cube Money, ND (ca. 475-221 B.C.). Warring States Period. VERY FINE. 14.02 gms. Hartill-5.6. According to Hartill (pg. 79), the obverse inscription on this piece is uncertain . Made in what is now Hubei province, it was cut from larger bars which allowed for the making of small denominations. Hartill conjectures that these stamped shapes were not meant to be specific weight units, but rather to validate the larger gold block. Historically this is China s first gold currency with a fixed shape and size. A RARE and interesting issue with a seldom encountered inscription displaying original surfaces and traces of sediment still clinging to the protected areas.
