 | Coin allegedly coming from the mythical time of Fu Xi 伏羲. The inscription is interpreted as Di Hao 帝昊, another name of Fu Xi (left) and 幕 or 羲 (right). |
 | Five zhu 五銖 coin from the time of Emperor Ling 漢靈帝 (r. 167-188). Coins with this denomination were very widespread during the Han period 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE). Zhu is actually a weight unit. |
 | Set of half-liang 半兩 coins from the very early Western Han period. Liang is also a weight unit, corresponding to eight zhu. The half-liang coins are therefore sometimes also called four zhu 四銖 coins. Interestingly enough, the character 兩 of the inscription of the coin to the far left is only shown half, representing half a liang. |
 | Coin mold from the time of the usurper Wang Mang 王莽 (r. 8-22 CE). The inscription reads 大泉五十 "50 large [cash] from the [Imperial] mint". Coins of this denomination were only known during the rule of Wang Mang. |
 | Spade-shaped coin from the time of the usurper Wang Mang who tried reintroducing old administrative patterns from the Zhou period 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE). The characters are very strange and have been disputed by ancient scholars like Hong Zun 洪遵 and Li Xiaomei 李孝美. The character on the right might read 貨布 "Spade coin for commerce". |
 | Set of coins from the reign period Kaiyuan 開元 (713-741), the Kaiyuan tongbao 開元通寳. This is the most widespread type of coin from the Tang period 唐 (618-907). Each coin is marked on the backside with a different character, indicating the place of the mint. |
 | Very exceptional large coin (da qian 大錢) from the Tang period, inscribed with 五銖七(or 十)千 "five zhu (weight) with a value of 7,000 (or 10,000)" (left) and 中王之錢 "money cast by Wang the Middle" (right). |
 | Set of coins from the reign period Chunxi 淳熙 (1174-1189), the Chunxi yuanbao 淳熙元寳. This is a very widespread type of coin from the Song period 宋 (960-1279). Each coin is marked on the backside with a different number or mark, indicating the place of the mint. |
 | Large coin from the Song period, the Chunyou tongbao 淳佑通寳 from the Chunyou reign 淳佑 (1241-1252). This is a heavy copper cash with a face (back side) value of 100 small copper cash (當百). |
 | Charm coin with the image of a phoenix. |
 | Charm coin with talisman characters on the one side and a picture of immortals on the back side. |
