2 Cash - Qiandao Yuanbao, Seal script, Quan, iron

€218,486.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1170-1173
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#17.103
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 道  元
(Translation: Qian Dao Yuan Bao Qiandao (2nd era of Xiaozong, 1165-1173) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above.
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 (1170-1173)  - -
Catalog ID5908332700
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