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1 Cash - Qianheng Tongbao
| Issuer | Southern Han Kingdom |
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| Year | 917-924 |
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| Weight | 3.57 g |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uniface reverse bearing no inscription or decorative device. The surface is flat with a raised inner rim framing the central square perforation and a plain outer rim at the coin's edge. The reverse displays extensive dark grey and olive-green patination with areas of cuprite and malachite deposits, consistent with prolonged burial. No mint marks or secondary symbols are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Southern Han was one of the Ten Kingdoms that fragmented China following the Tang collapse, ruling from Guangzhou over a territory roughly corresponding to modern Guangdong and Guangxi. Its founder Liu Yan declared himself emperor in 917 and adopted the reign title Qianheng — an unusually brief era name used for only seven years before being replaced by Bailong in 925. Cash coinage from the Southern Han is notoriously inconsistent in module and casting quality, a direct consequence of the kingdom's geographic isolation from the traditional northern minting centers.