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1 Cash - Jiayou Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1056-1063 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation (穿) surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform order reading top, bottom, right, left: 嘉 (jiā), 祐 (yòu), 通 (tōng), 寶 (bǎo), rendered in elegant Clerical script (隸書). The characters are set in the field between the inner rim and a raised outer rim, with no additional ornament or mintmark. The coin shows characteristic Song Dynasty casting quality, with fine stroke detail in the calligraphic forms. The surface carries natural bronze patina with green cuprite encrustations consistent with long burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嘉 寶 通 佑 (Translation: Jia You Tong Bao Jiayou (9th era of Renzong, 1056-1063) / Original currency) |
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| Mint | Boji Mint (博济监), Yizhou,modern-day Pingliang, Gansu, China (1044-1072) Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou,modern-day Jian`ou, Fujian, China (?-1175) Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou,modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?) Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou,modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) Zhuyang Mint (朱阳监), Jingzhou,modern-day Lingbao, Henan, China (1041) |
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