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1/2 Jin
| Issuer | Zhao, State of |
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| Year | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Value | 1/2 Jin |
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| Obverse description | Flat-handled square-foot spade money of the Warring States period, cast in bronze with a trapezoidal handle surmounted by a flat crown and a rectangular body terminating in two squared feet separated by a central rectangular notch. A raised vertical median rib bisects the face from handle to foot. Two archaic Chinese characters in Zhou seal script occupy the left and right fields respectively, rendered in fine incuse linear strokes within a raised inner border that follows the contour of the spade body. The surface displays an even olive-brown patina consistent with age. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uniface reverse presenting a smooth, undecorated field across the entire spade form, including the trapezoidal handle, rectangular body, and twin squared feet. A faint central ridge corresponding to the obverse median rib is discernible. The surface exhibits a mottled olive-green and brown patina typical of ancient Chinese cast bronze coinage, with no inscription, legend, or decorative device of any kind. |
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