English: A collection of ancient Chinese coinages dated to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period owned by the Danish coin collector Lars Bo Christensen (李博 - 丹麥).
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A collection of ancient Chinese coinages dated to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period owned by the Danish coin collector Lars Bo Christensen (李博 - 丹麥).
Uploaded a work by Lars Bo Christensen (李博 - 丹麥), scan. from * [https://chinesecoins.lyq.dk/ZoomGallery/ZoomableCoinImageGallery.htm This page contains zoomable images of a large part of my coins. - Point without clicking on pictures will bring up a magnifying glass. - The pictures are large and may take a short while to load.] ([https://chinesecoins.lyq.dk/ Chinesecoins.lyq.dk]). ** [https://chinesecoins.lyq.dk/ZoomGallery/FiveDynasties&TenKingdoms.htm Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]. ([h...
