Eternal peace five zhu : Yong an wu zhu.
Northern Dynasties : Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534), Eastern Wei Dynasty
(AD 534-550), Western Wei Dynasty (AD 534-556).
Casting era : AD 529 - The year of fall of Western Wei Dynasty (AD 556).
Emperor : Xiao zhuang di, Yuan You (in the year AD 529).
O : Chinese character inscription : Yong an wu zhu.
From observer's point of view, up : Yong (= eternal), down : an (= peace),
right : wu (= five), left : zhu (= an ancient Chinese unit of weight, about
0.67g). Hemming line in the outside only.
R : Hemming line.
3.1g.
D-22.5mm.
VF.
Sold.
Eternal peace five zhu : Yong an wu zhu.
Northern Dynasties : Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534), Eastern Wei Dynasty
(AD 534-550), Western Wei Dynasty (AD 534-556).
Casting era : AD 529 - The year of fall of Western Wei Dynasty (AD 556).
Emperor : Xiao zhuang di, Yuan You (in the year AD 529).
O : Chinese character inscription : Yong an wu zhu.
From observer's point of view, up : Yong (= eternal), down : an (= peace),
right : wu (= five), left : zhu (= an ancient Chinese unit of weight, about
0.67g). Hemming line in the outside only.
R : Lines in diagonal direction. It is said that this type of coin was
made in Eastern Wei Dynasty in the year of AD 541. The Emperor is Xiao
jing di ( Yuan Shan jian). Hemming line.
2.6g.
D-23.0mm.
F.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
E-mail : ge6128@i.bekkoame.ne.jp