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10 Cash - Chongning Zhongbao
| Issuer | Imperial Chinese Mint (Northern Song Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1103-1105 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#16.407, FD#1050, Schjoth#622 |
| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring four large Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged cruciformly around a central square perforation, reading clockwise from the top: 崇 (Chong), 重 (Zhong), 寧 (Ning), 寶 (Bao), collectively forming the reign motto 崇寧重寶 (Chongning Zhongbao). The characters are boldly rendered in relief against a flat field, with well-defined strokes characteristic of the Northern Song casting tradition. A raised square boss (inner rim) surrounds the central square hole, and a broad, slightly convex outer rim frames the entire design. The coin exhibits an olive-brown patina with areas of green cuprite corrosion consistent with genuine buried bronze. |
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| Obverse lettering | 崇 寶 重 寧 (Translation: Chong Ning Zhong Bao Chongning (2nd era of Huizong, 1102-1106) / Heavy currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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