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1 Jin - Chang An Zhao State
| Issuer | Zhao, State of |
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| Year | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Value | Jin (1) |
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| Obverse lettering | 長安 |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 250 BC) |
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The Zhao state occupied the northernmost of the three successor territories carved from Jin following its partition in 403 BC, and its spade coinage reflects a monetary system still rooted in agricultural tool currency long after neighboring states had moved toward round coin forms. Zhao was under near-constant military pressure — from Qin to the west and the Xiongnu across its exposed northern frontier — yet maintained a dense network of mints issuing locality-named spades well into the third century.
Chang An was a Zhao-controlled city in the Wei River basin, distinct from the later Han capital of the same name.