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2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Seal script, with crescent and dot
| Issuer | Song Dynasty Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1174-1179 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse lettering | 淳 寶 熙 元 (Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square hole surrounded by a raised inner rim and a raised outer rim at the coin's edge, consistent with standard Southern Song dynasty cash coinage. A crescent mark and a dot are visible in the reverse field, serving as identifying variety markers referenced in Hartill #17.168. The surface shows typical casting texture with a patina consistent with bronze alloy coinage of the period. The overall design is austere and unadorned, following the conventional reverse treatment for Song dynasty two-cash pieces. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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