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5 Zhu Southern Qi Dynasty
| Issuer | Southern Qi Dynasty |
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| Year | 490 |
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| Weight | 0.57 g |
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| Reverse description | Plain uniface reverse with no inscription or decorative elements. The surface surrounding the central square perforation is flat and unadorned, defined only by the inner raised square rim and the outer rim. Heavy blue-green cuprite and malachite patination covers the entire reverse field, consistent with the coin's age and burial history. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Southern Qi, one of the shortest-lived of the Southern Dynasties, ruled a fragmented south China for only 23 years before internal purges and succession violence destroyed it from within. This 5 zhu issue dates to the reign of Emperor Wu, a period of relative administrative stability sandwiched between the dynastic chaos that preceded and followed it. Coinage of this era was chronically debased — private casting was widespread, and the court repeatedly failed to suppress counterfeit circulation despite multiple prohibition edicts.