English: WU ZHU - EASTERN HAN & LATER FROM AD 25

PHOTO H# DESCRIPTION DETAILS PRICE

  10.2C   Wu Zhu   Emp. An Di 6BC - 1AD Beginning the thinner Eastern Han types. This variety known from a tomb of Yr. 5 (Da Lida San in Guangdong).     SAMPLES shown: F-VF   $ 10.00

  10.2P   Wu Zhu   Late Han & post-Han c.147-200 AD Clipping was a common practice. Your choice IF AVAILABLE of clipped, slightly clipped, or unclipped (as far as I can tell).     SAMPLES shown: Clipped Vg-F $1.50; F-VF   $ 3.00

  10.2ZL   Wu Zhu, Clipped lot   Late Eastern Han, a common practice was clipping Wuzhu. Lot of 6 pieces, mostly well worn, one with pointed reverse rims.       $ 15.00

  10.3   Wu Zhu: Corner lines reverse   Emp. Ling, AD 186, "The four lines are said to represent wealth flowing from a ruined city . . ."     S179 FD512 SAMPLES shown: Vg-F brown $4.00; Crusty VF-EF $7.50; VF-EF   $ 10.00

  10.18   Wu Zhu, iron   Outer & inner rims both sides, long dashes at corners reverse. Avg. 19-21mm, 3gm. Liang Dynasty, 523 AD     S232 SAMPLES shown. Vg $19.50; Fine   $ 27.50

  10.18B   Wu Zhu, iron   Outer & inner rims both sides, long dashes at corners reverse. Avg. 22mm, 4.38gm, larger and heaver than the usual type, from a distinct hoard. ? Liang Dynasty, 523 AD     S232v SAMPLES shown AF-F   $ 25.00

  10.19B   Wu Zhu: •s Obv.   Variety: Light weight coin. Liang Dynasty, Emperor Wu, 532 AD. 22.22mm, 1.82gm.     F, crusty   $ 45.00

  10.24   Wu Zhu: Right Rim   Type: Zhu head leans right, slightly curved wu, weight about 3.3-4.0gms, size about 25.2mm. Western Wei Dynasty, early issues of Emp. Wen.     SAMPLES shown. VF-EF   $ 12.50

  10.25   Wu Zhu: Right Rim   Type: Zhu head leans right, slightly curved wu, weight about 1.6-3.0gms, size about 22-23.5mm. Western Wei Dynasty, middle issues of Emp. Wen. Selected heavy/large examples (middle reign).     SAMPLES shown. Brown F-VF $3.00; Hoard EF-UC, slightly crusty   $ 6.00

  10.25B   Wu Zhu: Right Rim   Type: Zhu head leans right, slightly curved wu, weight about 1.6-3.0gms, size about 22-23.5mm. Western Wei Dynasty, middle issues of Emp. Wen. Selected light/small examples( late reign).     SAMPLES shown. Brown F-VF $3.00; Hoard EF-UC, slightly crusty   $ 6.00

  10.25W   Wu Zhu: Right Rim, Bulk   Western Wei Dynasty, late issues of Emp. Wen, ca. 547 AD. Mixed sizes & weight from an uncirculated hoard, slightly crusty with red & green patina.     SAMPLE LOT shown. Per-10 pieces:   $ 30.00

  10.27   Wu Zhu: Outer ring   Thread ring, or Yan Huan. Late Eastern Han.     S304, 305 SAMPLES shown: Crusty, no characters visible $4.00; Best pieces, showing portions of both characters   $ 9.00

  10.27S1   Wu Zhu: Outer ring, Set   Thread ring, or Yan Huan. Set of sharp characters, dished with clear charatacters, and shaved piece with most of outer rims removed (unusual)       $ 37.50

  10.28   Wu Zhu: Inner core   Cut-out center, "Zao Bian". Variety: 15-19mm. Late Eastern Han. S306-307     S306, 307 SAMPLES shown: Green Pr-G $2.00; Green Vg $5.00; Brown G-Vg   $ 4.00

  10.28   Wu Zhu: Inner core   Cut-out center, "Zao Bian". Variety: 15-19mm. Late Eastern Han.     S306, 307 SAMPLES shown: F-VF, brown   $ 7.50

  10.28B   Wu Zhu: Inner core   Cut-out or clipped down. Variety: Larger pieces. 21.8mm     Vg-F $5.00; 23.6mm AVF   $ 7.00

  10.29B   Wu Zhu: Tiny, sharp   Tiny, well-made with deep fields. Variety: Small half-moon south. Western Han Dynasty, Emp. Wu Di Distinctive type, a burial coin according to Roger Doo. 12mm, avg. 0.63gm. shown:     Hoard EF-UC, whitish-gray surface $13.50; brown VF   $ 15.00

  10.32   Wu Zhu   Eastern Han, Dot above hole, note Zhu is slightly larger than the hole, distinguishing from W. Han issues.     S260 Hoard, cleaned, retoning. SAMPLES shown. Vg-F $3.50; F-VF   $ 6.50

  10.33   Wu Zhu: Corner lines   "Four horns," short strokes at obverse corners. S178a     SAMPLES shown: VF, brown $19.50; VF-EF, crusty, edge irregular   $ 10.00

  10.36   Wu Zhu: — n   Long dash n reverse. 26mm, 2.916gm.     F, crusty   $ 22.50

  10.72   Wu Zhu: control marks   Middle E. Han, dash below Zhu, "eleven" rev. L. Control marks for licensed feudal mint.     F   $ 40.00

  10.74   Wu Zhu: control marks   Middle E. Han, Dash below Wu was an oficially mandated control mark, while the angled dash was an internal device of the licensed mint.     VF, crusty   $ 40.00

  10.75B   Wu Zhu: control marks   Middle E. Han, two dots above hole, control devices of a licensed feudal mint.     F+, crusty   $ 25.00

  10.97J   Wuzhu String Tag   Eastern Han, wuzhu with "H" (seven) above. This would have been placed as the lead coin to identify a particular string in a multi-string transaction.    

Vg+   $ 40.00