Item number: A02

Year: AD 184-280

Material: Copper

Size: 11.56 x 13.84 mm

Weight: 2.08 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2023

During the period of the Jin, Southern, and Northern Dynasties, frequent conflicts, political unrest, and economic volatility resulted in a destabilized monetary system. In an effort to conserve copper resources, the five-zhu coins progressively decreased in size, with some colloquially termed “goose eyes” or “chicken eyes,” while others were subjected to edge-clipping, leading to the moniker of clipped five-zhu coins. The term “Six Dynasties five-zhu coins” refers to the five-zhu coins minted during the reigns of the Wu, Eastern Jin, Southern Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen dynasties, all of which established their capitals in Nanjing. These coins were generally characterized by inferior craftsmanship, displaying incomplete inscriptions and strokes. Variations in inscriptions were evident, with “五銖” (five zhu) occasionally inscribed as “五金” (five metals), or written in reverse order as “銖五” (zhu five).

物件編號: A02

年代: AD 184-280

材料: 銅

尺寸: 11.56 x 13.84 mm

重量: 2.08 g

來源: 福君錢幣2023

晉南北朝時戰爭頻繁，政局動盪經濟不穩定，錢法大壞。為節省銅料，五銖錢越做越小，有稱為「鵝眼」、「雞目」者，更有剪鑿邊圈，號稱剪邊五銖者。「六朝五銖」為建都南京的三國吳、東晉、南朝宋、齊、梁、陳六個朝代之五銖錢，大多鑄造粗劣錢文革率、筆劃不全。有將「五銖」寫成「五金」者，也有寫成反文「銖五」者。