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English: Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], plain, large, curved wǔ 五 [wu]

D, S114, H175/2

This piece has a large, curved wǔ 五 [wu] and was minted at the San Guan mint about c112BC (attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn 杜 維 善]). Sold by Semans as S114g. 25.5 mm, 3.879 g. VF. H R10. H 0.5 元 ($0.06). Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, no inner rim. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $15.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], plain, smaller, curved wǔ 五 [wu] D, S114, H175/1 This piece has a smaller, curved wǔ 五 [wu] and was minted at the San Guan mint c113BC-5AD (attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn杜 維 善]). This is the most common type for Emporer Wǔ武 [Wu]. Sold by Semans as S114k. 25.2 mm, 3.827 g. VF. H R10. H 0.5 元 ($0.06). Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, no inner rim. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $12.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse, large straight X-like wǔ 五 [wu] D, S115, H This specimen has a large, [almost] straight X-like wǔ 五 [wu] and an inner rim at the top of the hole on the obverse. Issued by the Jiun Goa mint 115-113BC (attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn 杜 維 善]). Sold by Semans as S115b. 25.5 mm, 4.090 g. VF. [Rarity and value and undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $20.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse, curved wǔ 五 [wu], thicker D, S115, H This coin has a more curved wǔ 五 [wu] and an inner rim at the top of the hole on the obverse. Sold be Semans as S115c without mint attribution. 25.5 mm, 4.639 g. EF. [Rarity and value and undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $20.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse, curved wǔ 五 [wu], thinner D, S115, H This coin was issued by the San Guan mint 113BC-5AD (attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn杜 維 善]) and resembles S115c but is thinner, lighter, and has minor calligraphic differences. Sold by Semans as S115f. 24.8 mm, 4.239 g. VF/+. [Rarity and value and undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $15.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse, tall slender characters D, S115, H This coin has tall, slender characters and was issued BC 96-86 (attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn 杜 維 善]). It is a transition piece to those of Emporer Xiào Zhāo 孝 昭 [Hsiao Chao]. Sold as S115h by Semans. 25.6 mm, 4.130 g. F-VF. [Rarity and value and undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $12.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Emporer Xuān 宣 [Hsüan] BC74 - 48 Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse D, S115, H178/1 Has a rounded early type zhū 珠 [Chu] and a thinner back rim, a characteristic of improved minting technique. Sold by Semans as S115y. 26.0 mm, 4.291 g. F. H R10. H 2.5 元 ($0.60). Obv.: inscribed Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; thin outer rim, thin inner rim. Pd. $12.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse D, S115, H178/2 This coin has a small, curved wŭ 五 [wu] with a small extension of the top left horizontal stroke. Semans lost the attribution but stated it was from an intermediate ruler. This coin most resembles H178/2 and tentatively listed as an issue of Emporer Xuān 宣 [Hsüan]. Hua states H178/2 was the third official Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] issue of Emporer Xuān 宣 [Hsüan]. Sold by Semans as S115p. 25.4 mm, 3.506 g. VG. H R10. H 2.5 元 ($0.60). Obv.: inscribed Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script; thin outer rim, inner rim top only. Rev.: plain; medium outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $4.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu], bar above hole obverse D, S115, H This coin has a raised edge on the upper side of the hole obverse. There are no contemporary records that state that this coin was issued by Emporer Xuān 宣 [Hsüan], but a mould dated 2nd year of Shén Jué 神 爵 [Shên Chüeh] (26 Jan 61 – 11 Feb 57BC [Moule, p. 6]) (60/59BC) confirms that this coin can be assigned to his reign (Schjöth, p. 9). This piece has been cleaned. 25.2 mm, 3.862 g. VF-XF. H R10. FD $8, H 1.5 元 ($0.18). Obv.: inscribed wŭ zhū 五 珠 [wu chu] in seal script; medium ouside rims, top inner rim only. Rev.: plain; medium outer and inner rims rims. Pd. $4.25, Frank Robinson, Aug 21, 1999. Emporer Ai 哀 [Ai] BC6 - 1AD Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] D, S, H This coin marks the beginning of the thinner Eastern Han types. This variant is known from the tomb of Year 5 [BC1-1AD] Da Lida San in Guangdong (Semans, email, 4 Jul 2002). Sold by Semans as S178c. 25.6 mm, 2.528 g. VF. [Rarity and value undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [wu chu] in seal script; thin outer rims, no inner rim. Rev.: plain; thin outer rim, thin inner rim. Pd. $10.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Four large rays reverse , doubled of wǔ 五 [wu] obverse D—, S—, H— Has four large rays extending from the corners of the hole to the rim on the reverse. The wǔ 五 [wu] shows doubling because of a slipped mould. Sold by Semans as S178e. 25.4 mm, 3.364 g. F. [Rarity and value undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script read right to left; medium outer rim, no inner rim. Rev.: four lines extending from the corners of the inner rim to the outer rim; medium outer rim, thin inner rim. Pd. $12.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Broad curved Wǔ 五 [Wu]; doubled inscription D—, S—, H— This coin has a very broad, curved wǔ 五 [wu], a type known for Emporer Líng 靈 [Ling]. This specimen was issued by a provincial mint. Attributed by Roger Doo [Dù Wéishàn 杜 維 善]. The obverse rim and inscription are in low relief. On this piece the inscription is doubled with the doubling easily visible with the wǔ 五 [wu], but more subtle with the zhū 珠 [chu]. Sold by Semans as S178s. 25.6 mm, 2.770 g. VF. [Rarity and value undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wǔ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] in seal script read right to left; medium outer rim, no inner rim. Rev.: plain; thin outer rim, medium inner rim. Pd. $20.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002. Emporer Ai 哀 [Ai] BC6 - 1AD Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [Wu Chu] D, S, H This coin marks the beginning of the thinner Eastern Han types. This variant is known from the tomb of Year 5 [BC1-1AD] Da Lida San in Guangdong (Semans, email, 4 Jul 2002). Sold by Semans as S178c. 25.6 mm, 2.528 g. VF. [Rarity and value undetermined.] Obv.: inscribed Wŭ Zhū 五 珠 [wu chu] in seal script; thin outer rims, no inner rim. Rev.: plain; thin outer rim, thin inner rim.

Pd. $10.00, Scott Semans, 7 Jul 2002.