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50 Cash - Wang Mang First reform, with reverse radiate lines
| Issuer | Xin Dynasty (Wang Mang Interregnum) |
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| Year | 7-23 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin with a central square hole, bearing the four-character inscription 大泉五十 (Da Quan Wu Shi, meaning 'Large Coin, Fifty') arranged in cruciform fashion around the central perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional Chinese manner. The characters are rendered in neat clerical script (lishu) and stand in moderate relief against a flat field. Inner and outer raised rims frame the inscription, defining the coin's obverse face. The surfaces display natural patination consistent with age, with verdigris present throughout. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square hole flanked by raised inner and outer rims. The field is largely flat and unadorned, though faint radiate lines extending from the corners of the square hole toward the outer rim are characteristic of this variety as catalogued by Hartill. The surfaces exhibit heavy green patination and encrustation typical of excavated Xin Dynasty bronze cash coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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