100 Wu Zhou - Liu Bei Shu
Features
| Issuer |
State of Shu
(Three Kingdoms)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 214-221 |
| Currency | Wu Zhou |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 209762 |
| References | Hartill# 11.12 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese
Lettering:
直
銖 五
百
Translation:
Zhi Bai Wu Zhu
Value one hundred Wu Zhou
Reverse
Two Chinese characters to the left and above.
Script: Chinese
Translation: Wei Shi
Edge
Plain
Comments
When Liu Bei took Chengdu in 214, he was advised to issue 'value one hundred' coins. These coins are attributed to him because of that, which also means they were cast before Shu became an independent state.
The Wei stands for Jianwei (a district in Sichuan).
The Wei stands for Jianwei (a district in Sichuan).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (214-221) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
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