2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao, Running script, iron

€214,781.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1093-1094
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight12.18 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.287, FD#989, Schjoth#581
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Running script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, running script)
Obverse lettering 元 寶 佑  通
(Translation: Yuan You Tong Bao Yuanyou (1st era of Zhezong, 1086-1094) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoxin Mint (宝新监), Rongzhou,modern-day Rongshui, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Guangji Mint (广济监), Tongzhou,modern-day Dali County, Shaanxi, China (circa 1081)
Hancheng Mint / Foundry of the
Longmen Mint (韩城监 / 又称龙门监), Tongzhou, modern-day Hejin, Shanxi,China (1083-?; 1087-?)
Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa
1087)
Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128)
Lianzhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day
Lianxian, Guangxi, China
Liuzhou Mint (柳州钱监), modern-day
Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Quanzhou Mint (全州钱监), modern-day
Guanyang, Guangxi, China
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Tongbao Mint (通宝监), Yongzhou,modern-day Nanning, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Xunzhou Mint (浔州钱监), modern-day
Guiping, Guangxi, China (circa 1078-1093; 1104-1110)
Yulin Mint (郁林钱监), Yulinzhou,modern-day Yulin, Guangxi, China
MintageND (1093-1094)  - Hartill#16.287-288: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID4452353170
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