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1 Wu Zhou - Shi Le Later Zhao, Xianggue, without rim
| Issuer | Later Zhao, State of |
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| Year | 319 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two Chinese seal-script characters arranged vertically, reading from right to left, positioned on either side of the central square hole. The characters, reading 豐貨 (Feng Huo, meaning 'Coin of Abundance'), are rendered in a bold, archaic style with no outer rim present. The flat field shows natural casting texture consistent with early fourth-century Chinese bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 豐貨 |
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Shi Le founded the Later Zhao in 319, the first ruler of non-Han origin to establish an independent northern Chinese state — he was of Jie ethnicity, taken as a slave before rising through military ranks to seize control of much of northern China following the collapse of the Western Jin. The Xiangguo issues attributed to this period are among the earliest coinage of the Sixteen Kingdoms, a fractured interlude between Jin dynastic order and eventual reunification. The absence of a rim on this type is not damage but a production characteristic, distinguishing it from later Zhao issues and helping specialists sequence the series.