Definição

• The name given to certain of the primitive and ancient coins of China, resembling spades or pitchforks, and which were probably derived from actual implements following the barter stage of that people. The Chinese name for tins kind of coin is Chan Pi, Pi Ch'an. or Ch'an Pu. These pieces are sometimes called Pu coins (q.v.), but this name should be more correctly given to the smaller coins derived from the spades. The earliest were uninscribed and for the most part have hollow square handles filled with terra-cotta. Some later forms have a plain flat handle. They were made from prehistoric times to about B.C. 225. Closely related to these are the above-mentioned Pus and the Weight Money (q.v.).

Fonte

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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