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1/2 Jin State of Han, Qi Bei
| Issuer | Han, State of |
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| Year | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Value | 1/2 Jin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 貝齊 (Translation: Qi Bei [Uncertain meaning]) |
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| Additional information |
The Qi Bei ("unusual back") designation distinguishes this spade money by an anomalous reverse inscription that remains only partially understood — numismatists continue to debate whether such markings indicate a specific issuing town, a weight guarantee, or a secondary mint control mark. The Han state occupied a landlocked position in the central Yellow River basin, and its bronze currency circulated in direct competition with Zhao and Wei issues of near-identical form, making attribution reliant almost entirely on these reverse details.