2 Cash - Jiading Tongbao, Han, read clockwise, iron

€219,543.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1213
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.593
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 定  通
(Translation: Jia Ding Tong Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering漢 六
(Translation: Han / Liu Hanyang (mint) / Year 6)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Hanyang Mint, Hanyang Army(汉阳监), modern-day Hanyang District, Hubei, China (circa
1191-1205)
Mintage6 (1213)  - Year 六 (Liu) -
Catalog ID5625870880
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