1 Cash - Shengsong Yuanbao, Seal script

€27,435.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1101-1106
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.45 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.354, FD#1017, Schjoth#607
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideagrams read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 聖 寶 宋  元
(Translation: Sheng Song Yuan Bao Imperial Song / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army(广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149)
Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou,modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?;
1083-1124)
Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa
1087)
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?)
Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183)
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou,Guangxi, China (1074-1136)
MintageND (1101-1106)  - Hartill#16.354-360: Bao with short sides (minor varieties) -
ND (1101-1106)  - Hartill#16.361: Bao with long sides -
Catalog ID2984980190
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