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1 Cash - Yuanfu Tongbao, Running script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1098-1100 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain inner rim and broad flat field bearing four Chinese ideograms in running script (xingshu), arranged in cruciform fashion and read clockwise from the top: Yuan (元), Fu (符), Bao (寶), Tong (通). The characters are boldly cast in raised relief, exhibiting the fluid, cursive strokes characteristic of the xingshu calligraphic style. A raised outer rim frames the composition. The coin displays an olive-brown patina with areas of light mineral encrustation consistent with extended burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | 元 寶 符 通 (Translation: Yuan Fu Tong Bao Yuanfu (3rd era of Zhezong, 1098-1100) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain uniface reverse exhibiting a central square perforation enclosed by a raised inner rim, with a broad, unadorned flat field extending to a raised outer rim. No legends, symbols, or mint marks are present. The surface displays heavy green cuprite and malachite patination with pronounced encrustations distributed across the field and along the outer rim, consistent with prolonged burial in a moist environment. |
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