20 Cash - Wang Mang Second reform

Emittent China (ancient)
Jahr 9-14
Typ Standard circulation coin
Nennwert 20 Cash
Währung Zhu (second reform, 9-14)
Material Bronze
Gewicht 1.94 g
Durchmesser
Dicke
Form Round with a square hole
Prägetechnik Cast
Ausrichtung
Stempelschneider
Im Umlauf bis
Referenz(en) Hartill#9.16, FD#463, Schjoth#142
Aversbeschreibung Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise.
Aversschrift Chinese
Averslegende  幼 十 二  泉
(Translation: You Quan Er Shi Juvenile coin / 20 (value))
Reversbeschreibung Blank (uniface).
Reversschrift
Reverslegende
Rand Smooth.
Prägestätte
Auflage ND (9-14) - -
Numisquare-ID 4486528330
Zusätzliche Informationen

Historical Context: Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty (9-23 AD) was an era of radical social and economic reforms, particularly in coinage. Issued between 9-14 AD, this coin is a product of his second major currency reform (10 AD). While numismatically identified as a "Huo Quan" (貨泉), valued at one cash, it operated within a complex monetary system that included higher denominations like the "Da Quan Er Shi" (大泉二十) valued at twenty cash. Wang Mang's ambitious currency policies, though aiming to reassert imperial authority, often led to economic instability and widespread counterfeiting due to disparate intrinsic and face values.

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