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1 Cash - Hanxing Li Shou, Cheng Han
| Issuer | Cheng Han, State of |
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| Year | 337-343 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 漢興 |
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The Cheng Han state, founded by Li Te's son Li Xiong in the Sichuan basin, was one of the shortest-lived of the Sixteen Kingdoms — Li Shou, who seized power from his cousin in 334, ruled until 343. The "Hanxing" reign title translates roughly as "Han Prosperity," a deliberate echo of the Han dynasty's prestige invoked to legitimize a regime that was, at its core, a Di people's kingdom ruling over a predominantly Han Chinese population in a geographically isolated region. Coinage from this state is exceptionally rare in any condition, owing to both the small territorial extent of the issuing authority and the brevity of the period.