Banliang coin
E181419
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banliang coin canonical | 3 |
| Ban Liang coin | 2 |
| banliang coin | 2 |
| Ban Liang cash coin inscription | 1 |
| Ban Liang coins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Banliang coin Context triple: [Qin dynasty, currency, Banliang coin]
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A.
piastre of French Indochina
The piastre of French Indochina was the colonial monetary unit used across French-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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C.
Shi
Shi is a Chinese surname historically associated with members of the Jewish community in Kaifeng, China.
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D.
Neapolitan ducat
The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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E.
Guguan
Guguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain in the western Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Banliang coin Target entity description: The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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A.
piastre of French Indochina
The piastre of French Indochina was the colonial monetary unit used across French-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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C.
Shi
Shi is a Chinese surname historically associated with members of the Jewish community in Kaifeng, China.
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D.
Neapolitan ducat
The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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E.
Guguan
Guguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain in the western Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese coin
ⓘ
cash coin ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese numismatics
ⓘ
ancient coins ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Qin empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Qin dynasty
early Han empire ⓘ |
| collectedAs | numismatic collectible ⓘ |
| corrosionProduct | patina ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designInfluenced | round coin with square hole format ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wuzhu coin ⓘ |
| foundInContext | archaeological sites in China ⓘ |
| hasFeature | central square hole for stringing ⓘ |
| hasHoleShape | square ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasObverseFeature | Ban Liang inscription ⓘ |
| hasPart | square central hole ⓘ |
| hasReverseFeature | usually blank reverse ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely standardized coinage of unified China ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese cash coins ⓘ |
| inscription | 半兩 ⓘ |
| introducedBefore | unification of China under Qin ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | Warring States period ⓘ |
| isModelFor | imperial Chinese cash coinage system ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| meaningOfInscription | half liang ⓘ |
| metalType | copper alloy ⓘ |
| monetaryUnit | liang ⓘ |
| precededBy |
knife money
ⓘ
spade money ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| standardizationRole | unified diverse regional currencies ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Qin dynasty
ⓘ
Qin state ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
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| transliterationOfInscription | Ban Liang ⓘ |
| typicalColor | brownish ⓘ |
| typicalManufacturingMethod | casting ⓘ |
| usedAs |
currency
ⓘ
medium of exchange ⓘ |
| usedInDynasty |
Qin dynasty
ⓘ
Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Han dynasty
|
| usedUntilCentury | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToLiang | 0.5 ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Chinese characters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banliang coin Description of subject: The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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