1 Cash - Longwu Tongbao, with dot

The Longwu reign lasted barely fourteen months. The Longwu Emperor — the Tang prince Zhu Changfang — held court at Fuzhou under heavy Zheng Chenggong family patronage, effectively a ruler without a kingdom, issuing coinage as much to assert dynastic legitimacy as to facilitate trade. Qing forces took Fuzhou in October 1646; the emperor was captured and executed shortly after.

The dot variety distinguishes this piece from the more common dotless casting, a minor workshop variation that has since become a cataloged type in its own right.