1/10 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao, iron

€212,287.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year995-997
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/10 Cash (0.1)
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight4.89 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.40
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Running script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, running script)
Obverse lettering 至 寶 道  元
(Translation: Zhi Dao Yuan Bao Zhidao (5th era of Taizong, 995-997) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintOld Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (995-997)  - -
Catalog ID6685733430
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