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1 Cash - Dakang Tongbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1075-1084 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uniface reverse with a smooth, featureless field. A raised outer rim borders the coin's circumference, and the central square hole is framed by a raised inner rim, both consistent with standard Liao dynasty cast cash construction. No inscription, decorative motif, or mint mark is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Dakang Tongbao was issued under Emperor Daozong during the Liao dynasty's Dakang reign period — a relatively stable interval sandwiched between earlier military pressures from the Song and the internal deterioration that would eventually unravel Khitan power in the twelfth century. Liao coinage was never produced in the volumes that Song mints achieved, and many Liao issues circulated alongside captured or traded Song cash, making clean attributions more consequential than they might appear.
Hartill 18.16 is among the more frequently encountered Liao types, but genuine examples still require scrutiny given the volume of later cast imitations.