CHAPTER  V

THE  CURRENCY
Preliminary
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during  the  Han SS1 °?  * ron  ^ as  ^ een  used  for  coinage
in  West  Chim  yr * asty  ( B - c -  2o6 )  an d  by  various  kingdoms
the  ordinarv  rnr  ^  century  iron  coins  were
times  iron  waJ^?  m  w ^ at  ^  now  Szechwan.  In  modern
was  used  to  further  depreciate  the  coinage  of