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1 Cash - Qianheng Tongbao
| Issuer | Southern Han Kingdom |
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| Year | 917-924 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the hole, reading top-bottom, right-left: 乾 (Qian), 亨 (Heng), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao). The characters are rendered in bold relief against a flat field and are enclosed within a plain outer rim. The overall design follows the standard Tang-derived cash coin convention, with no additional decorative elements in the field. The coin exhibits characteristic green and blue-grey patination consistent with burial bronze. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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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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