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1 Cash - Qianheng Zhongbao, bronze
| Issuer | Southern Han Kingdom |
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| Year | 917-924 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin of standard round form with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading top, right, bottom, left as 乾亨重寶 (Qianheng Zhongbao). The characters are boldly rendered in relief against a flat inner field, with a raised outer rim encircling the entire design. The surface displays typical casting patina consistent with Southern Han period production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 乾亨重寶 (Translation: Qian Heng Zhong Bao — Qianheng era (917-925) of Liu Yan / Heavy currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain uniface reverse bearing only the central square perforation with its raised square rim and a smooth, unadorned field extending to the raised outer rim. The reverse surface shows natural bronze patina with areas of earthen encrustation characteristic of cast coins of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. No inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements are present. |
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