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1 Cash - Zhenghe Tongbao, Seal script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1111-1118 |
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| Weight | 3.50 g |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation framed by a raised inner rim, surrounded by four Chinese seal-script (zhuanshu) ideograms arranged in cruciform fashion and read clockwise from the top: 政 (Zheng), 和 (He), 寶 (Bao), 通 (Tong), together forming the reign-title legend 'Zhenghe Tongbao.' The characters are rendered in the refined, curvilinear seal-script style characteristic of Emperor Huizong's court calligraphy, with bold raised strokes standing clearly above the flat field. A raised outer rim borders the entire obverse, and the coin exhibits a variegated patina of olive-brown bronze overlaid with malachite-green and blue-black encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed reverse retaining the central square perforation enclosed by a raised square inner rim, with an undecorated flat field extending to the raised outer border. The surface displays a mottled patina of ochre-yellow, malachite-green, and dark blue-black encrustation, typical of Song Dynasty cast bronze cash coins recovered from prolonged burial contexts. No mint marks, symbols, or inscriptions are present. |
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