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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, Gui
| Issuer | Tang Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 841-907 |
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| Weight | 3.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the central perforation, read top-to-bottom and right-to-left. The four ideograms 開元通寶 (Kai Yuan Tong Bao) are boldly cast in raised relief against a flat field, each character occupying one of the four cardinal positions relative to the central hole. The legends are separated by the inner square rim, and the entire design is enclosed within a raised outer rim. The coin exhibits an attractive green and brown patina consistent with age. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain flat field surrounding the central square hole, with a single Chinese character 桂 (Gui) cast in raised relief in regular script (kaishu) to the right of the central perforation. The character serves as a mint mark identifying the issuing authority. The reverse is otherwise unadorned, enclosed within a raised outer rim, and displays a green patination with earthen deposits consistent with prolonged burial or circulation. |
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