Huge (11.64g) "cake" Huo Quan, Wang Mang (9-23 AD), Xin, China (Hartill #9.60)

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Two Chinese characters Huo Quan ("sping of goods"), inside rim, single outside rim / Inside and outside rims. 27mm, 11.64 grams. Hartill #9.60. 

The very early Huo Quans were very large and heavy, like this coin, about 6-7 times heavier than the common later Huo Quans. These early huge pieces are rare.Wang Mang (45 BC - 6 October 23 AD), was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin (or Hsin, meaning "new") Dynasty, ruling AD 9-23. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow and his rule marks the separation between the Western Han Dynasty (before Xin) and Eastern Han Dynasty (after Xin). Some historians have traditionally viewed Wang as a usurper, while others have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Though a learned Confucian scholar who sought to implement the harmonious society he saw in the classics, his efforts ended in chaos.

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