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5 Zhu Type 6 and Type 7
| Issuer | Kingdom of Qiuzi |
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| Year | 401-600 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Qiuzi — the Kucha kingdom in the Tarim Basin — occupied a position on the Silk Road that made it one of the most culturally hybrid polities in Central Asia. These coins reflect that ambiguity: cast in a Chinese format borrowed from the Han wu zhu tradition, yet issued by a Tokharian-speaking Buddhist kingdom that was neither Chinese nor nomadic. The distinction between Type 6 and Type 7 within Hartill's classification rests on subtle rim and casting differences that likely reflect workshop variation rather than any deliberate administrative change.