Catalogue of Chinese coins from the VIIth centBC., to AD621including the series in the Britis Museum . In the same year { 7) the Regent Wang Mang put in cironla-tion a new currency, which he called Tsiuen ^, source; thusreviving the old name, which had been replaced by Tsieu ^ incourse of time. It consisted of six types, large and divisionary, all represented in tliefollowing list (341, 1711, 1712, 1713, 344, 345):— (.) FIRST TYPE. 341. Similar to obverse, without Icf^ rim Small source, value one. 342. Same legend aspreceding.

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