5 Zhu 'Eastern Han' type, with line

The Eastern Han 5 zhu series spans a long period of dynastic decline, during which central minting authority progressively collapsed. By the late second century, regional warlords and provincial administrators were casting their own coins with little standardization — the "with line" variety reflects one of many local die conventions that emerged as the imperial foundries at Luoyang lost control of output. The raised line across the reverse hole rim is a minor but diagnostically useful feature for attribution.