1 Cash - Tiancheng Yuanbao

Tiancheng was the reign title of Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang, who seized power in 926 after orchestrating the murder of his adoptive brother Li Cunxu — the dynasty's founder. The Later Tang was the most stable of the Five Dynasties, but that is a low bar; the entire period saw nine dynasties collapse across fifty-three years. Hartill 15.2 distinguishes this type by the specific clerical-script rendering of the characters, a detail that separates it from contemporary imitations produced by competing regional powers who had little incentive to wait for central mint authorization.