2 Cash - Jiading Tongbao, Tong, iron

€167,623.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1208-1210
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight7.35 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness2.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.606, FD#1380, Schjoth#919
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 通  定
(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同 二
(Translation: Tong / Er Tong`an (mint) / Year 2)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Mintage1 (1208)  - Hartill#17.606: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1209)  - Hartill#17.607: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1210)  - Hartill#17.608: Year 三 (San) -
Catalog ID5707887460
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