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1/2 Liang Type 5, legend reversed
| Issuer | Han Dynasty |
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| Year | 136 BC - 118 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 半两 (Translation: Ban Liang Half ounce) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The reversed-legend variety of this type is a die curiosity rather than an official variant — the result of an engraver cutting the characters in mirror orientation, an error that slipped through quality oversight at one of the numerous provincial mints operating under Han centralization efforts. The period between 136 and 118 BC saw repeated imperial attempts to suppress unauthorized casting, culminating in the Wudi reforms that abolished the half-liang entirely in favor of the wushu in 118 BC.
Hartill 7.31 distinguishes this from the standard issue precisely by the legend orientation — a detail easily missed without direct comparison.