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1 Cash - Tianqing Yuanbao
| Issuer | Liao dynasty |
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| Year | 1111-1120 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin bearing four Chinese ideograms in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around a central square perforation: 天慶元寶 (Tianqing Yuanbao). The characters are rendered in a bold, raised relief typical of Liao dynasty casting, set within a plain inner rim and an outer raised border. The field shows the characteristic granular surface of sand-cast production. The coin displays heavy green and blue-green patination consistent with long burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天慶元寶 (Translation: Tian Qing Yuan Bao — Tianqing era (2nd era of Emperor Tianzuo, 1111–1120) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain uniface reverse with no inscription or decoration. The surface is entirely blank save for the raised inner and outer rims framing the central square hole, typical of Liao dynasty cast cash coinage. Heavy green patination covers the reverse field uniformly. |
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