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2 Cash - Daguan Tongbao, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1107-1110 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, Slender Gold script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain and featureless reverse with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim and an outer raised circular border, uniform with the obverse construction. The flat field is entirely blank, confirming the uniface design characteristic of many Song dynasty cast iron cash coins. Heavy iron corrosion and mineral deposits cover the surface, displaying ochre and grey tones typical of excavated iron coins. |
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| Mint | Chaozhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day Chao'an, Guangdong, China Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou (Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129; 1153-?) 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) Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou, modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China Jiezhou, modern-day Wudu District, Gansu, China Jingji Mint (京畿监), Kaifeng-fu, modern-day Kaifeng, Henan, China (1107-1110) Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou, modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128) Lianzhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day Lianxian, Guangxi, China Lushan Mint (鲁山监), Ruzhou, modern-day Lushan, Henan, China (1107-1110) Meizhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day Mei County, Guangdong, China Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou, modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?) 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) Yazhou, modern-day Ya'an, Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?) Yingzhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day Yingde, Guangdong, China Zhenzhou Mint (真州钱监), modern-day Yizheng, Jiangsu, China (1107) |
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