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4 Zhu Southern dynasties, Song Dynasty
| Issuer | Southern dynasties |
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| Year | 420-479 |
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| Value | 4 Zhu |
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| Obverse lettering | 銖四 (Translation: Four Zhu) |
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| Mintage | ND (420-479) |
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The Song dynasty of the Southern Dynasties period — not to be confused with the later Song dynasty of 960–1279 — issued these 4 zhu coins as the Liu-Song state struggled to maintain economic coherence following the collapse of the Eastern Jin. The weight standard itself was already eroding by this point; private casting was rampant, and the court issued repeated edicts against unauthorized minting throughout the 420s and 430s that were largely ignored.
Hartill 13.1 places this at the opening of the series, but survivors vary considerably in fabric and flan quality — a direct consequence of decentralized production.