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1 Cash - Zhiping Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1064-1067 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the four-character reign title inscription 治平通寶 (Zhiping Tongbao) rendered in Clerical script (lishu), disposed in cruciform arrangement around the central square perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left. The characters occupy the four cardinal fields between the square central hole and the inner rim, with each ideogram cast in bold, well-defined strokes characteristic of the lishu style. A raised inner rim borders the square perforation, and a raised outer rim encircles the coin's periphery, both serving to protect the inscription from wear. The flat field between the legend and the outer rim is unadorned. |
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| Obverse lettering | 治 寶 通 平 (Translation: Zhi Ping Tong Bao Zhiping (era of Yingzong, 1064-1067) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain and featureless, presenting a flat, unadorned field surrounding the central square perforation. A raised inner rim borders the square hole, and a raised outer rim defines the coin's edge, consistent with standard Northern Song Dynasty cast cash coinage. No inscription, mintmark, or decorative element is present on this face. |
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