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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2274597, member: 76086&quot;]What other types does everyone collect outside Greek, Roman, Byzantine, etc?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453607[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Liang Dynasty, Emperor Wu, 502 - 549 AD</b></p><p>Æ13mm, 3.6 grams</p><p>Obverse: Da Ji Wu Zhu.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>References:</b></p><p>None, possibly unique.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><p>This type is primarily known from contemporary literature as well as a mould excavated in 1935 (showing four lines radiating from the corners of the central square).&nbsp; The dating and attribution of the type is contested, though odd variations of the Wu Zhu mostly appear in the North &amp; South Dynasties period of the 5th to 6th Century AD.&nbsp; It has been theorized that this type is not a coin but rather a charm of the period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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