2 Cash - Kaixi Tongbao

€167,083.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1205-1207
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight6.84 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.517, FD#1332, Schjoth#860
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 開 寶 禧  通
(Translation: Kai Xi Tong Bao Kaixi (3rd era of Ningzong, 1205-1207) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Yuan Year 1)
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
Mintage1 (1205)  - Hartill#17.517: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1206)  - Hartill#17.518: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1207)  - Hartill#17.519: Year 三 (San) -
Catalog ID2915602700
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