Four Chinese characters Chang Ping Wu Zhu ("The constant and regular Wu Zhu"), no inside rim, outside rim / Blank, inside and outside rim. Cast after 553 AD. 24.5mm, 4.17 grams. Hartill 13.27; Gratzer/Fishman "One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage" #8.68.

Rare.

The beautiful and well-made Chang Ping Wu Zhu coins were cast by the founder of the Northern Qi dynasty, Emperor Wen Xuan Di, in 553, probably in their capital Linzhang in Hebei. The inscription Chang Ping Wu Zhu does not refer to the period title (current period title was Tianbao), but means the constant and regular Wu Zhu. The coins are carefully cast, showing beautiful calligraphy. The reverse always has an inner and outer rims. It is not known when the casting ended; the coins are moderately rare, and it is likely that the casting lasted at least until the death of Wen Xuan Di (559), and possibly even longer, until the end of the Northern Qi in 577.