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1 Cash - Yuanfeng Tongbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1078-1085 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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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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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1078-1085) - Hartill#16.210-212: Minor varieties |
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