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1 Cash - Jianzhong Privately cast

Issuer Kucha region
Year 780-783
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Value 1 Cash
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(Translation: [Jian] Zhong Jianzhong (1st era of Dezong, 780-783))
Reverse description The reverse is entirely blank and uniface, with no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. The central square hole is visible, surrounded by a plain, unworked field. The surface displays the characteristic rough texture associated with privately cast Tang dynasty cash coins.
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Kucha, an oasis city-state on the northern Silk Road, operated with considerable monetary autonomy during the Tang dynasty's weakest decades. The Jianzhong reign period (780–783) coincided with the Rebellion of the Four Prefectures, when An Lushan's aftermath still fractured imperial authority across Central Asia. Privately cast issues from this region filled the vacuum left by interrupted official supply chains from Chang'an.

Hartill 14.134 distinguishes these from official Jianzhong cash by specific casting characteristics traceable to local Kuchean workshops rather than imperially supervised mints.

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