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25-75 Eastern Han Dynasty Wuzhu Hartill 10.2

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
25-75 Eastern Han Dynasty Wuzhu Hartill 10.2
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25-75 Chinese Eastern Han dynasty 5 Zhu bronze coin, obverse lettering Wu Zhu, Hartill 10.2, D: 26 mm, 3.21 grams. The Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220-265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9-23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE) and Eastern Han (252-20 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people". PROVENANCE: Private collection of Ken Dorney, classical numismatist dealer