XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 100 cash (8.5g), H-9.20, xiao bu yi bai (small spade, [value] one hundred), part of the "Ten Spades" series cast from AD 10-14, graded 78 by GBCA Grading Company, Fine, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. Wang Mang was a nephew of the Dowager Empress Wang. 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."
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