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1/2 Jin Liang state
| Issuer | Wei, State of |
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| Year | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Currency | Spade money (401-300 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze flat-foot spade money of the Warring States period, issued by the state of Wei. The body displays the characteristic squared shoulder and hollow-handle form typical of Jin-region spade coinage, with two diverging legs terminating in flat feet at the lower register. A prominent raised vertical rib runs centrally through the body, flanked by diagonal raised lines forming a geometric cross-hatched pattern across the field. The single Chinese character 梁 (Liang), denoting the Wei capital, appears cast in relief within the upper body of the spade, executed in the angular archaic script style of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 250 BC) |
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