2 Cash - Longxing Yuanbao, Seal script

€140,640.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1163-1164
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight5.09 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.65, FD#1172, Schjoth#698
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering  隆 寶 興  元
(Translation: Long Xing Yuan Bao Longxing (1st era of Xiaozong, 1163-1164) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintFengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou,modern-day Jian`ou, Fujian, China (?-1175)
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
Yongtong Mint (永通监), Shaozhou,modern-day Shaoguan, Guangdong, China (1048-?; 1157-1185)
MintageND (1163-1164)  - Hartill#17.65-69: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID1696623730
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