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1 Cash - Huangsong Tongbao, Regular script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1039-1054 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#16.111, FD#905, Schjoth#500 |
| Obverse description | Central square perforation (方穿) surrounded by a raised square boss, set within a broad, flat inner field. Four Chinese ideograms in regular script (楷书) are arranged in the traditional reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around the central aperture, reading 皇宋通寶 (Huáng Sòng Tōng Bǎo). The characters are crisply cast with well-defined strokes characteristic of Northern Song dynasty calligraphic convention. The field is plain and unadorned, bordered by a raised inner rim around the square hole and a well-defined outer rim encircling the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uniface reverse displaying the characteristic flat, unadorned field of Northern Song cast cash coinage. A central square perforation is framed by a raised square boss, mirroring the obverse, with a smooth, featureless field extending to the raised outer rim. No inscription, mintmark, or decorative device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1039-1054) - Hartill#16.111: Tong with distinct dot; large size (around 23 mm) - ND (1039-1054) - Hartill#16.112: Tong with distinct dot; small size (around 22 mm) - ND (1039-1054) - Hartill#16.113: Tong with distinct dot; large size (around 23 mm) with broad rims - ND (1039-1054) - Hartill#16.114+116: Tong without distinct dot; large size (around 23 mm) - ND (1039-1054) - Hartill#16.115: Tong without distinct dot; small size (around 22 mm) - |
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