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1 Cash Kaiyuan Tongbao, Bao, with number
| Issuer | Southern Tang (Nan Tang) |
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| Year | 907-971 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse description | Round cast lead cash coin with a central square hole, bearing the four-character inscription 開元通寶 (Kaiyuan Tongbao) arranged in the traditional cross reading (top-bottom-right-left) around the perforation, rendered in clerical script (lishu). The characters are boldly cast in moderate relief against a flat inner field, with a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a plain outer rim defining the coin's edge. The surfaces display a characteristic blue-grey patina consistent with aged lead alloy, with slight surface granularity typical of cast lead coinage of the Five Dynasties period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 開元通寶 (Translation: Kai Yuan Tong Bao / Inaugural currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 二寶 (Translation: Bao Er / 2) |
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