Ancient-era coins, pot found at Todai-ji temple

KASHIHARA, Japan - Five "Wado-kaichin" coins, Japan's first circulated copper coinage, kept in an earthenware pot in the Heian era (eighth-12th centuries), are shown together with the pot at the Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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