Amazing finds unearthed at the Marquis of Haihun's tomb

Updated: 2015-11-19 14:02

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A large amount of gold coins, hoofs

Amazing finds unearthed at the Marquis of Haihun's tomb

An archaeologist cleans the hoof-shaped ingots from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty, in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Nov 17, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

On Nov 17, Chinese archaeologists also discovered 75 gold coins and hoof-shaped ingots in the tomb. The gold objects -- 25 gold hoofs and 50 very large gold coins -- are the largest single batch of gold items ever found in a Han Dynasty tomb.

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