FREE: Hsin Dynasty Huo Bo Money Spade Green Patina 14-23 AD

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Hi and welcome to this auction. Up for auction today is the Hsin Dynasty Huo Bu Money Spade with green patina 14-23 AD.

Features:
--Weight: 14.9 grams; Size: 55 mm x 22 mm
--Region : Hsin Dynasty
--City : Wang Mang
--Issuer : Wang Mang
--Date Ruled : AD 7-23
--Metal : Bronze
--Denomination : inscribed knife worth 500
--Struck / Cast : cast
--Date Struck : AD 14-23
--Diameter : 55 mm
--Obverse Description : Money spade, soft green patina
--Reverse Legend : none
--Reverse Description : Rim and central vertical line

History:
In AD 14, all these tokens were abolished, and replaced by another type of spade coin and new round coins. Huo Bu (Money Spade) Huo Quan (Wealth/Money Coin) According to Schjöth, Wang Mang wished to displace the Wu Zhu currency of the Western Han, owing, it is said, to his prejudice to the jin (gold) radical in the character zhu of this inscription, which was a component part of the character Liu, the family name of the rulers of the House of Han, whose descendant Wang Mang had just dethroned. So he introduced the Huo Quan currency. One of the reasons, again, that this coin circulated for several years into the succeeding dynasty was, so the chroniclers say, the fact that the character quan in the inscription consisted of the two component parts bai (white) and shui (water), which happened to be the name of the village, Bai Shui in Henan, in which the Emperor Guang Wu, who founded the Eastern Han, was born. This circumstance lent a charm to this coin and prolonged its time of circulation. The Huo Quan did indeed continue to be minted after the death of Wang Mang – a mould dated AD 40 is known.

Condition: This coin is in excellent condition for age. It still has some of the Patina left on it. Great for adding to any collection.

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Kestral