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5 Zhu - Shen Chong
| Issuer | China (ancient) |
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| Year | 322-324 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with two Chinese seal-script characters flanking the central hole, reading from right to left as 'Wu Zhu' (五朱). The characters are cast in low relief within the plain field. The coin exhibits a broad, flat outer rim with no additional decorative elements. The surfaces display typical patination consistent with cast bronze of the Eastern Jin period. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface reverse featuring a central square perforation enclosed by a raised square inner rim. The surrounding field is entirely plain and devoid of inscription or decorative motif, consistent with the uniface casting practice of this issue. A broad outer rim frames the blank field, and the surfaces show characteristic green and brown patination typical of ancient cast Chinese bronze coinage. |
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Shen Chong's usurpation lasted barely three years. A Jin dynasty general who seized the eastern capital Jianye in 322, he was crushed by Wang Dun before his regime could consolidate, making his coin issues among the shortest-lived of any claimant in the Eastern Jin period. Surviving examples are scarce precisely because the mint had so little time to operate.
Hartill 10.13 is known for inconsistent casting quality — not unusual given the circumstances of a regime producing coins while simultaneously fighting for its existence.