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10 Cash - Chongning Tongbao, privately cast
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1103-1105 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#16.402, FD#1041 |
| Obverse description | Central square hole framed by a raised square border, around which four Chinese characters are disposed in the four cardinal positions and read clockwise in the elegant Slender Gold (Shouijin) calligraphic style personally attributed to Emperor Huizong. The four-character reign-title legend 崇寧通寶 (Chongning Tongbao) occupies the field between the central square and the outer raised rim. The composition is uniface in character, with the entire decorative programme confined to the obverse field; the casting, typical of privately produced specimens, exhibits somewhat irregular surfaces now covered with an olive-green patina. |
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| Obverse lettering | 崇 寶 寧 通 (Translation: Chong Ning Tong Bao Chongning (2nd era of Huizong, 1102-1106) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1103-1105) |
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