Big fountain fifty : Da quan wu shi.
Western Han Dynasty (206.BC-AD 8).
Xin Dynasty (AD 8-23).
Casting era : AD 7-14.
Emperor : Wang Mang.
O : Chinese character inscription : Da quan wu shi.
From observer's point of view, up : Da (= big), down : quan (= fountain.
This character means also "coin". Double meaning.), right : wu
(= five), left : shi (= ten). Therefore this inscription means that this
big fountain coin deserves fifty pieces of usual coins. A usual coin in
this period is Wu zhu (= five zhu) coin. Hemming line.
R : Hemming line.
9.7g.
D-28.2mm.
F. Thick and heavy type.
Sold.
Explanation is the same as above. But,
4.0g.
D-27.9mm.
F.
Sold.
Explanation is the same as above. But,
2.6g.
D-25.1mm.
F.
Sold.
Shuichi Yamashita
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Ichihara-shi, Chiba
299-0102, JAPAN
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