Tai Huo Liu Zhu(太貨六銖)

Tai Huo Liu Zhu(太貨六銖;see picture 1)，Minted in A.D. 579 in the period of Emperor Xuan (A.D.569~583). It circulted alongside the Wu Zhu, and the beginning it had the same value as 10 Wu Zhu.

By the way, there is reverse with moon veins and "Liu Zhu" without Tai Huo two words(we call it "waive words" coins) have been found(please see the attached picture 3~4). Per "Chinese Ancient Coins Album-A" written by Mr. Hua-Guang Pu and Essays of Mr. Luo Bozhuo, only a few specimens of above coins are reported to be in existence.

Tai Huo Liu Zhu(太貨六銖)，南北朝陳宣帝十一年,西元579年始鑄太貨六銖,該錢幣初行時一當五銖錢十枚. 另外太貨六銖有發現背"月紋"及錢文僅有"六銖",而無"太貨"的省文錢,依據華光譜著之中國古錢大集甲本以及羅伯昭先生錢幣文集所載,此兩種版式錢幣均少見.