北朝五行大布大样 上美品
NORTHERN ZHOU: Anonymous, 557-581, AE cash 403。81g41, H-13。30, wu xing da bu, a lovely example! VF。 The legend translates as 34the large coin of the five elements [metal, wood, water, fire, and earth]34, issued in 574 by Emperor Wu。 They were intended to be worth ten bu quan coins, but illegal coining soon produced specimens of a reduced weight and the authorities banned the use of this coin in 576。