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1 Văn - Đại Định different character distribution, private issue?
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1140-1162 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square hole surrounded by a flat, unadorned field, enclosed by a raised circular rim. No legends, symbols, or decorative elements are present. The surface is smooth and featureless, consistent with standard cast cash coinage practice of the period. |
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The Đại Định reign of Lý Anh Tông spanned over two decades, long enough to produce considerable variation in cash coin production. The "different character distribution" designation flags an arrangement of the four reign-title characters that deviates from the standard rotational order — a phenomenon common in Vietnamese cash coinage where provincial or private casting introduced local idiosyncrasies. The "private issue?" qualifier reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty: Toda himself acknowledged that workshop attribution for Lý-dynasty cash remains unresolved, as both state foundries and licensed private casters operated concurrently, often using the same inscription with subtly different casting geometry.