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1 Cash - Dakang Tongbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1075-1084 |
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| Weight | 3.65 g |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading order around a central square hole. The inscription reads clockwise from top: 大 (Da), 康 (Kang), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), rendered in regular script (kaishu). The characters are boldly cast in raised relief within a plain, unadorned field, with a raised rim encircling the coin. The square hole is surrounded by a raised inner rim, typical of Song- and Liao-period cash coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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