Lot 4-393. Eastern Han dynasty. Original ancient coin mold of bronze "5 zhu".

Eastern Han dynasty. Original ancient coin mold of bronze "5 zhu". This is a fragment of a coin mold - a slab of terracotta with negative imprints of coins which were used to cast coins at the mint. Once they were used a few times, they were broken up and discarded. This piece measured 62mmx52mm and weighs 66.83 grams. This is a mold of an obverse of Wu Zhu of the following type: Two large Chinese characters – Wu Zhu ("5 zhu"), with a characteristic rounded "Zhu", shallow outside rim. BM Chinese coins (Poole) #398-403; Hartill 10.2; Schjoth 178.The Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE–9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China''''s majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people".

 

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