Five elements big cloth : Wu xing da bu.
Northern Dynasties : Northern Zhou Dynasty (AD 557-581).
Casting era : AD 574 - The end is unknown.
Emperor : Wu di, Yu wen Yong.
O : Chinese character inscription : Wu xing da bu.
From observer's point of view, up : Wu (= five), down : xing (= element),
right : da (= big), left : bu (= cloth). "Wu xing" means five
elements which make and change the cosmos. Five elemets are tree, fire,
earth, metal and water. Hemming line.
R : Hemming line.
4.8g.
D-27.1mm.
VF.
Sold.
This coin is one of "Three great beautiful coins of Northern Zhou".
Explanation is the same as above. But,
4.6g.
D-27.0mm.
VF/F.
Sold.
Explanation is the same as above. But,
4.5g.
D-26.5mm.
F.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
1696, Aoyagi
Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
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