拍品描述： 西汉晚年/新朝一刀平五千，74x30.7x5.0毫米，重34.7克。于公元7年，即西汉晚年王莽当政之第一次币制改革时所铸。“一刀平五千”代表可兑换五铢钱五千枚，面值极大，主要流传于贵族及豪强，因此铸量不多。此举有滥发货币之嫌，是新朝迅速败亡的原因之一。本品公博评80，钱体古拙稳重，“一刀”二字的错金乃原装当代工艺，尤其珍稀。China, Western Han Dynasty / Xin Dynasty, [GBCA 80] bronze knife money, Yi Dao Ping Wu Qian, A.D. 7, minted during Huang Mengs first currency reform, 74x30.7x5.3mm, weighs 34.7g. Yi Dao Ping Wu Qian means one knife is the equivalent of 5000 Wuzhu coins, representing a huge amount of purchasing power at that time and was primarily circulated within the social elite, thus rare. The mintage of this coin certainly played a role in increasing money supply and led to inflation, which was among the factors that led to the quick demise of the Xin Dynasty. Authentic and original examples are few and far between, especially with the original inlaid gold.