Two large Chinese characters Wu Zhu ("5 zhu"), with a characteristic rounded "Zhu", "Shi" (=10) in incuse in the lower segment of "Wu" // Blank. 26mm, 3.00 grams. Gratzer/Fishman #B4.266 var (different location for "shi"); BM Chinese coins (Poole) #398-403var. (without the marks); Hartill 10.2var (see note on page 93); Schjoth 178var (without the marks).

Exceptional condition for these. Rare type with with the "shi" within the lower segment of Wu. Not in Gratzer/Fishman (related to B4.266, but different location for shi)

Privately cast late Eastern Han issue. These were cast c.146-190 CE.

The Han Dynasty (206 BC-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 (23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BC-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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