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

€218,484.00
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#17.097
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 and one dot below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Zheng [Uncertain mint])
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
MintageND (1170-1173)  - -
Catalog ID6058039080
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