1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao, Seal script

€20,621.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1086-1093
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.56 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.260, FD#979, Schjoth#566
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 元 寶 佑  通
(Translation: Yuan You Tong Bao Yuanyou (1st era of Zhezong, 1086-1094) / Universal 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)
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
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)
Shanzhou Inspectorate Mint(陕州监), Shaanzhou, modern-day Shaan County, Henan, China
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 (1086-1093)  - Hartill#16.260-263: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID5903546640
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