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1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao, Running script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1086-1093 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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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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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1086-1093) - Hartill#16.274-275: Bao with spread feet (minor varieties) - ND (1086-1093) - Hartill#16.276: Bao with claw feet - |
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