Lot 746 NORTHERN CHAO: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash 402。83g41, H-11。30, wu xing da bu in archaic script, VF, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection。 The legend translates as 34The Large Coin of the Five Elements [metal, wood, water, fire, and earth]34 and these were issued in 574 by Emperor Wu。 They were intended to be worth ten Bu Quans。 Illegal coining soon produced specimens of a reduced weight and the authorities banned the use of this coin in 576。 This inscription is frequently found on amulets。