WESTERN HAN: Anonymous, 112 BC - 8 AD, AE cash (0.75g), H-10.29, Western factory small wu zhu issue, é yan or goose eye type, AU. Issued during year 2 of the Chushi era just before Wang Mang usurped the throne. With very light encrustation with Shuiyin Gu patina ("Ancient Mercury"), coins with this appearance were often unearthed in Shaanxi province.
