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XIN: Wang Mang, AD 7-23, AE 100 cash (7.24g)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
XIN: Wang Mang, AD 7-23, AE 100 cash (7.24g)
SOLD
1,700.00USD+ (331.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Jan 14 @ 17:42UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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XIN: Wang Mang, AD 7-23, AE 100 cash (7.24g), H-9.20a, xiao bu yi bai (small spade, [value] one hundred), part of the "Ten Spades" series cast from AD 10-14, EF, RRR, ex Zhao Quanzhi Collection. Wang Mang was a nephew of the Dowager Empress Wang, and during his time as her regent he usurped the throne, and founded the Xin Dynasty. He introduced a number of currency reforms which met with varying degrees of success. During the third reform, in AD 10, Wang Mang issued the "Ten Spades" series and according to the History of Han: "The people became bewildered and confused, and these coins did not circulate. They secretly used Wu Zhu coins for their purchases."