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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, Guang
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 841-907 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse lettering | 開元通寶 (Translation: Kai Yuan Tong Bao — Inaugural currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain field with a central square perforation flanked by raised inner and outer rims. A single Chinese ideogram 廣 (Guang), cast in relief in regular script (kaishu), appears to the right of the central square hole, serving as a mint mark identifying the Guangzhou mint. The reverse is otherwise unadorned, consistent with standard Tang and late Tang anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao coinage. The surface displays an even green patina with areas of blue-green cuprite consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Mintage | ND (841-907) - Hartill#14.58: Guang to the right - ND (841-907) - Hartill#14.59: Guang to the left - |
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