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1 Cash - Yuanfeng Tongbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1078-1085 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring the four-character reign title legend 元豐通寶 (Yuanfeng Tongbao) rendered in elegant zhuanshu (seal script), disposed in cruciform arrangement around a central square perforation. The characters read top-to-bottom, right-to-left in the conventional Song Dynasty fashion, with each stroke exhibiting the characteristic rounded, archaic forms of the seal script style. A raised inner rim frames the square hole, and a broader outer rim encircles the coin's flat field, both rendered with clean, well-defined casting. The surface displays an olive-brown patina consistent with aged bronze, with areas of dark oxidation accentuating the deeply incised calligraphic strokes. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed reverse displaying a smooth, flat field with a clearly defined square central perforation surrounded by a raised inner square rim. A concentric outer rim borders the coin's circumference. The surface exhibits a mottled olive-brown and dark grey-green patina typical of Song Dynasty cast bronze cash, with light pitting and surface corrosion distributed across the field. No mint marks, symbols, or additional legends are present on this variety. |
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| Mintage | ND (1078-1085) - Hartill#16.210-212: Minor varieties |
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