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1 Cash - Xining Yuanbao, Running script, Heng
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1068-1077 |
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| Weight | 3.67 g |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms arranged in a cruciform reading pattern around a central square hole, rendered in running script (xingshu). The inscription reads clockwise: 熙 (Xi), 寧 (Ning), 元 (Yuan), 寶 (Bao), forming the reign title legend 'Xi Ning Yuan Bao' (熙寧元寶). The characters are boldly cast within a plain inner rim and an outer raised rim, set against a flat, unadorned field. The fluid, cursive quality of the running script is characteristic of Northern Song dynasty cash coinage produced during the Xining era (1068–1077) of Emperor Shenzong. |
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| Obverse lettering | 熙 寶 寧 元 (Translation: Xi Ning Yuan Bao Xining (1st era of Shenzong, 1068-1077) / Original currency) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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