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1 Cash - Wang Mang Fifth reform, privately cast
| Uitgever | China (ancient) |
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| Jaar | 23-40 |
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| Referentie(s) | Hartill#9.64 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Two Chinese seal-script characters flank the central square hole, reading right to left as 貨泉 (Huo Quan, meaning 'Wealth Coin'). Each character occupies one lateral field position beside the square perforation, rendered in the archaic seal script style characteristic of the Wang Mang monetary reforms. The coin is privately cast, resulting in somewhat irregular die execution and variable surface detail. The broad flat rim frames the design without additional ornamentation. Patina is an even bronze-green consistent with ancient burial. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Chinese |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Wang Mang's monetary reforms were a cascading disaster. Each successive reform — he issued five in roughly two decades — attempted to reintroduce archaic currency forms drawn from the Zhou dynasty, partly as ideological theater to legitimize his Xin dynasty as a restoration of ancient virtue. By the fifth reform, the official coinage was so complex and so frequently revalued downward that private casting had become endemic. This piece is a product of that breakdown: not a mint product but a privately struck imitation, circulating during the final chaotic years before the Han restoration under Guangwu in 25 AD.
The weight — well below official specification — is itself the evidence of informal production.