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Section I .— Goins and Seals . 
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(6) Mediaeval Goins. 
(1) Coins with an obverse legend of four symbols. 
(PL II, 4-18 and Pl. III, 6, 7.) 
The coins of this class number 76. They consist of the following 
currencies :— 
(a) With the legend K’ai-yuen-tung-pao, or ‘ Current money of the 
K’ai-yuen period.’ This period comprised the years 713-741 A.D., 
under the Emperor Yuen-tsung of the T’ang dynasty. 26 There are two 
coins of this period ; weight 49 and 50 grs.; size 1". Plate II, 9. 
(b) With the legend K’ien-yuen-tchimg-pao , or ‘ Current money of 
the K’ien-yuen period.’ This period comprised the years 758-763 A.D., 
under the Emperor Su-tsung of the T’ang dynasty. 27 Of this period 
there is a very large number of coins in the collection ; altogether 45. 
They are of three different sizes : 
large, 12 specimens; size 1*0625" ; weight 7 L—136 grs. (PL II, 7). 
middle, 3 „ ; ,, 1"; „ 48*5-49 5 grs. (Pl. II, 6). 
small, 30 „ ; „ 0’875"; „ 23-41*5 grs. (Pl. II, 5). 
Many of these coins were in M. 3; some in M. 2. 
(c) With the legend Ta-li-yuen-pao , or 1 Principal money of the 
Ta-li period.’ This period comprised the years 763-780 A.D., under 
the Emperor Tai-tsung II of the T’ang dynasty. There are ten coins of 
this period, of three different sizes :— 
large, 4 specimens; size 0*9375"; weight 45*5-59*5 grs. (Pl. II, 4). 
middle, 5 ,, ; „ 0 875"; ,, 37-51 grs. 
small, 1 ,, ; ,, 0*75"; ,, 36 grs. 
These belong to M. 2, M. 4, M. 6. A Chinese manuscript petition dated 
in this period is in the collection of MSS. 
(d) With the legend Ghe-tao-yuen-pao or ‘ Principal money of the 
Che-tao period.’ This period apparently comprised the years 984-998 
A.D., under the Emperor Tai-tsung (976-998 A.D.) of the Sung dynasty. 23 
There is one coin of this period; legeud in “running hand”; weight 
58 grs,, size 1". Figured by Hillier, Ho. 124 (p. 63). From M. 2. 
(e) With the legend King-t’i-yuen-pao, or ‘ Principal money of the 
King-t’i period.’ This period apparently comprised the years 998-1008 
A.D., under the Emperor Chin-tsung I (998-1023 A.D.) of the Sung 
dynasty. 29 There is one coin of this period ; weight 36 grs., size 0'9375". 
Plate II, 16; and in Hillier, No. 126 (p. 63). From M. 2. 
28 See Abel Remusat’s Histoire de la Ville de Khotan , p. 70. 
21 See ibidem, p. 70. 
28 Compare ibidem, p. 88. The preceding period was 976 983 A.D. 
2* Compare ibidem , p. 86. The following period was 1008-1116 A.D. 
