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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Asian Coins| > |China| > CH89385
China, Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 25 A.D.
|China|, |China,| |Western| |Han| |Dynasty,| |206| |B.C.| |-| |25| |A.D.|, Wu-Shu (5 zhu) denomination was issued from 118 B.C. to 220 A.D., with additional varieties perhaps as late as 600 A.D. Dated molds have been found, and the calligraphy and other features changed over time, making it possible to more precisely date some examples. Many clipped and filed coins have been found attributed to the Western Han period. It is thought that they were produced as an adjustment for inflationary periods. Gratzer-Fishman distinguishes filed from cut/clipped coins. Filed are round, cut are square in shape. These come in all sizes, filed to varying degree. Surviving molds show some coins were cast this way.
CH89385. Bronze 5 zhu, Filed edge Wu Zu; Gratzer-Fishman Wu Zhu B1.64, cf. Hartill 10.28, aVF, concave shape, blue-green patina, deposits and encrustations, weight 1.987g, maximum diameter 24.7mm, 118 B.C. - 6 A.D.; obverse Wu Zhu (5 zhu); reverse plain; SOLD











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