1 Cash - Wang Mang Fifth reform, Without inner rim

Wang Mang's monetary reforms were among the most ambitious — and catastrophically unpopular — currency experiments in Chinese history. Between 7 and 23 AD he issued at least five successive reform coinage systems, each one undermining confidence in the last. This piece dates to the fifth and final reform of 14 AD, by which point the population had largely abandoned official coinage in favor of the old Han wu zhu, the use of which Wang Mang had made punishable by enslavement. The enforcement failed comprehensively. His dynasty collapsed in 23 AD under peasant revolt.