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1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao, with dot
| Issuer | Tang Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 621-907 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged in cruciform fashion and read top-to-bottom, right-to-left: 開 (Kai) at top, 元 (Yuan) at bottom, 通 (Tong) at right, and 寶 (Bao) at left. The characters are boldly rendered in sunken relief against a flat field, separated by the central void. A plain raised outer rim borders the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 開元通寶 (Translation: Kai Yuan Tong Bao — Inaugural currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (621-718) - Hartill#14.01: Early type; regular size (around 25 mm) - ND (621-718) - Hartill#14.02: Early type; larger size (around 26 mm) - ND (718-732) - Hartill#14.03: Middle type; no shoulders on 元 (Yuan) - ND (718-732) - Hartill#14.04: Middle type; left shoulder on 元 (Yuan) - ND (718-732) - Hartill#14.05: Middle type; right shoulder on 元 (Yuan) - ND (732-907) - Hartill#14.06-07: Late type; no shoulders on 元 (Yuan) - ND (732-907) - Hartill#14.08: Late type; left shoulder on 元 (Yuan) - ND (732-907) - Hartill#14.09: Late type; right shoulder on 元 (Yuan) - ND (732-907) - Hartill#14.12: Late type; dot to the left of 元 (Yuan) - ND (732-907) - Hartill#14.13: Late type; dot to the right of 元 (Yuan) - |
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