2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Seal script, Quan

€217,006.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1174-1179
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight6.61 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.170, Schjoth#729
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 熙  元
(Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above (in Seal script).
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Quan Baoquan (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
MintageND (1174-1179)  - -
Catalog ID1589367250
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