2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao, Running script

€43,223.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1093-1094
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight7.53 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.284, FD#984, Schjoth#576
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.
MintBaoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
Fumin Mint (阜民监), Huizhou,Guangdong, China (1067)
Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army(广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149)
Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou,modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?;
1083-1124)
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa
1087)
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?)
Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183)
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Xining Mint (熙宁监), Hengzhou,modern-day Hengyang, Hunan, China (1068)
Xunzhou Mint (浔州钱监), modern-day
Guiping, Guangxi, China (circa 1078-1093; 1104-1110)
Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou,Guangxi, China (1074-1136)
MintageND (1093-1094)  - Hartill#16.284: Bao with straight feet -
ND (1093-1094)  - Hartill#16.285: Bao with claw feet; large size (around 29 mm) -
ND (1093-1094)  - Hartill#16.286: Bao with claw feet; small size (around 27 mm) -
Catalog ID2125142410
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