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Ant-nose Money Jin, type 1
| Issuer | Chu, State of |
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| Year | 400 BC - 220 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 金 (Translation: Jin) |
| Reverse description | Plain, unworked reverse surface with no design, legend, or decorative element, confirming the uniface nature of this cast bronze issue. The surface retains natural casting irregularities and patination consistent with ancient bronze monetary objects of the Warring States period. |
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Ant-nose money — named by modern collectors for the facial markings that give the cast bronze its nickname — circulated throughout the Chu state during a period when the surrounding Zhou-vassal states were increasingly standardizing toward spade and knife coinage. Chu resisted that convergence entirely, maintaining its own currency tradition well into the Warring States period. The characters cast into this type remain debated; some scholars read them as a value denomination, others as a mint or workshop identifier.
Hartill's type 1 designation reflects the most commonly encountered facial configuration, though die variation within the series is substantial.