1 Cash - Dading Tongbao, with year and crescent

€195,607.00
IssuerGreat Jin
Year1188-1189
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (1158-1216)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.21 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#18.45
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 大 寶 通  定
(Translation: Da Ding Tong Bao Dading (era of Shizong, 1161-1189) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one crescent below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Shen Wu Shen (year 45))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage45 (1188)  - Hartill#18.45: (戊)申 (Wu Shen); Crescent facing up -
45 (1188)  - Hartill#18.46: (戊)申 (Wu Shen); Crescent facing down -
46 (1189)  - Hartill#18.49: (己)酉 (Ji You); Crescent facing down -
Catalog ID6464780660
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