1 Cash - Qianyuan Zhongbao

€100,578.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year759-762
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.63 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#14.113, FD#700, Schjoth#353
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, clerical script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 重  元
(Translation: Qian Yuan Zhong Bao Qianyuan (2nd era of Suzong, 758-760) / Heavy currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintDanzhou, modern-day Yichuan
County, Shaanxi, China
Ezhou, modern-day Wuhan, Hubei,China
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guiyang Inspectorate, modern-day
Guiyang County, Hunan, China
Guizhou, modern-day Guilin,Guangxi, China
Hongzhou, modern-day Nanchang,Jiangxi, China
Jingzhao, modern-day Xi’an,Shaanxi, China
Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Lantian, modern-day Lantian
County, Shaanxi, China
Liangzhou, modern-day Nanzheng
District, Shaanxi, China
Luozhou, modern-day Luoyang,Henan, China
Pingzhou, modern-day Lulong
County, Hebei, China
Runzhou, modern-day Dantu
District, Jiangsu, China
Tanzhou, modern-day Changsha,Hunan, China
Xiangzhou, modern-day Xianfeng
County, Hubei, China
Xingzhou, modern-day Lueyang
County, Shaanxi, China
Xuanzhou, modern-day Xuancheng,Anhui, China
Yanzhou, modern-day Yanzhou
District, Shandong, China
Yizhou, modern-day Chengdu,Sichuan, China
Yongzhou, modern-day Lingling
District, Hunan, China
Yuezhou, modern-day Shaoxing,Zhejiang, China
Zizhou, modern-day Santai
County, Sichuan, China
MintageND (759-762)  - Hartill#14.113: Large size -
ND (759-762)  - Hartill#14.114: Regular size -
Catalog ID6058279950
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