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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, Liang, with crescent
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 841-907 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, read top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 開 (Kai), 元 (Yuan), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao). The characters are rendered in bold relief with well-defined strokes typical of Tang-dynasty cast coinage. A plain raised outer rim borders the flat field, which shows characteristic patination of aged bronze. |
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| Obverse lettering | 開元通寶 (Translation: Kai Yuan Tong Bao - Inaugural currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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