1 Wu Zhou - Shi Le Later Zhao; Xianggue; with rim
Features
| Issuer |
State of Later Zhao
(Sixteen Kingdoms)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shi Le (330-333)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 319 |
| Currency | Wu Zhou |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.14 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 209489 |
| References | Hartill# 12.2 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Two Chinese ideograms read right to left.
Script: Chinese
Lettering: 貨豐
Translation:
Feng Huo
Coin of Abundance
Reverse
Blank (uniface).
Edge
Plain
Comments
While these coins were said to bring wealth to anyone who carried them, people were displeased with these coins, and they never ended up circulating.
They were struck in Xiangguo, modern-days Xingtai, Hupei.
They were struck in Xiangguo, modern-days Xingtai, Hupei.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (319) | Hartill#12.2: Regular coin | ||||||||||||||
| ND (319) | Hartill#12.3: With small hole at bottom | ||||||||||||||
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