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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3002295, member: 76194&quot;]My receptionist is of Chinese descent. I showed her my ancient Chinese coins recently and she was blown away by them, so much so that she can&#039;t stop talking about ancient coins now. I fear I might have awaken the numismatics bug in her.&nbsp; So I got her the gift of a Wang Mang. Can&#039;t think of a better Emperor to gift away...as he was quite a colorful character.</p><p><br /></p><p>So here she is before I give her away to her new home. Feel free to post any coins you want. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743026[/ATTACH] </p><p>Xin Dynasty, Emperor Wang Mang, 7 - 23 AD</p><p>AE 5 Zhu, 24mm, 3.28 grams</p><p>Obverse: HUO QUAN. Double inner rim.</p><p>Reverse: Blank, as made.</p><p>Hartill9.34</p><p>From his complex and unpopular monetary reform, which included denominations of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 50, 500 and 1,000 Zhu. These coins were largely similar in weight and appearance, and were difficult to use. It also explains why so many people hoarded earlier currency to use rather than the current official token coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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