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1 Cash - Xining Yuanbao, Seal script, type 1
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1068-1077 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square boss. Four Chinese characters in Seal script (篆書) are arranged in cruciform reading order around the central hole: 熙 (right), 寧 (left), 元 (top), 寶 (bottom), together reading 熙寧元寶 (Xining Yuanbao), the reign title of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. The characters are boldly rendered in the archaic Seal script style, with graceful, rounded strokes characteristic of Northern Song calligraphic tradition. The field is plain, and the coin is bordered by a raised outer rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (Seal script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain cast reverse featuring a central square perforation with a raised square boss. The field is entirely blank and undecorated, as is standard for Northern Song cash coinage of this type. A raised outer rim frames the coin. The surface displays the characteristic patina of cast bronze, with no mint marks or additional legends present. |
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