CHINA, WU ZHU, circa. 168-220 AD


CHINA, EASTERN HAN Dynasty, 25-221 AD, cash, no date (c. 168-220 AD), Obverse: WU ZHU, Reverse: 3 strokes that might be character GONG top, bronze, 24mm, 2.44g, private issue, H-unlisted, GF-B4.209v, crude, VG/VF

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During the Eastern Han period the casting of coins became substantially privatized, and various kinds of marks began to be added. The book One Thousand Years of Wu Zhu Coinage 118 BC – AD 958, by Heinz Gratzer and A.M. Fishman, is very useful in attributing the Wu Zhu varieties.

At the end Zhou period Qin state became dominant. Qin Shi Huangdi became first Emperor of united China. The Han Dynasty followed, China grew prosperous. A minister, Wang Mang, usurped the throne 7-25 AD. His administrative experimentation brought famine and war. Han returned. The political situation deteriorated until China broke up into independent regions.
