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1 Cash - Taiping Tongbao, with dot
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 976-989 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring the four-character inscription 太平通寶 (Taiping Tongbao) rendered in clerical script (隸書), arranged in the traditional cross-reading order: top, bottom, right, left around a central square perforation. The characters are boldly cast in relief within a broad inner rim surrounding the square hole, with a plain outer rim encircling the field. The coin exhibits a characteristic Song dynasty casting style with flat, relatively unadorned fields. Surface shows natural patination consistent with age. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
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| Mintage | ND (976-989) - Hartill#16.21: Dot above - ND (976-989) - Hartill#16.22: Dot below - |
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