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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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| Value | 1 Cash |
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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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Jiayou was the final reign title of Emperor Renzong, who ruled the Northern Song for over four decades — the longest reign of any Song emperor. The Jiayou cash were struck during a period of relative fiscal stability, though the dynasty was already paying enormous annual tribute to the Liao and Xi Xia states under the terms of the Chanyuan Treaty and the Qingli Accord. That hemorrhage of silver and silk placed persistent pressure on copper coinage production.
The clerical script variety, catalogued by Hartill as 16.153, is the scarcer of the script types for this reign title.