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5 Zhu 'Eastern Han', with Ping
| Issuer | Eastern Han Dynasty |
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| Year | 150-220 |
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| Currency | Zhu (original continued, 25-618) |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin of the Eastern Han dynasty featuring the standard Wu Zhu (五銖) denomination legend arranged in the four quadrants flanking the central square perforation. The character 五 (wu, five) appears to the right of the hole and 銖 (zhu) to the left, both rendered in clerical-script Chinese. An additional character 平 (ping) is positioned above the square hole, serving as a mint or workshop control mark. The coin is struck with a raised inner rim bordering the square hole and a raised outer rim encircling the flan, both cast in the conventional Han cash style. The surfaces show a rich, mottled green and brown patina consistent with prolonged burial, typical of Eastern Han archaeological specimens. |
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| Obverse lettering | 平 銖 五 (Translation: Ping [Uncertain meaning] / Wu Zhu (5 Zhu)) |
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| Reverse script | None |
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