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1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao, Running script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1086-1093 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in the cardinal positions reading clockwise from the top: 元 (top), 祐 (right), 通 (left), 寶 (bottom), rendered in the cursive running script (xingshu) style. The characters are boldly cast in raised relief against a flat field, bounded by a raised inner square rim around the central hole and a raised outer rim encircling the coin's periphery. The fluid, dynamic strokes characteristic of xingshu calligraphy are clearly articulated, giving the legend a distinctive aesthetic associated with the Yuanyou era reign title of Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty. |
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| Obverse lettering | 元 祐 通 寶 |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army(广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149) Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou,modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?; 1083-1124) Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087) Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) Shanzhou Inspectorate Mint(陕州监), Shaanzhou, modern-day Shaan County, Henan, China Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?) Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183) Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214) Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou,Guangxi, China (1074-1136) |
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