Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Cash - Dazhong Tongbao, Yu
| Issuer | Great Zhong State (Zhu Yuanzhang) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1361-1368 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin with a central square perforation, displaying the four-character legend 大中通寶 (Da Zhong Tong Bao) arranged in regular script (kaishu) reading top-bottom-right-left around the square hole. The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a flat field, with no inner or outer rim decoration beyond a plain raised border. The coin exhibits an overall green patina consistent with age and burial, with areas of encrustation. The calligraphic style reflects the official foundry hand of the early Ming transitional period. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | 大 寶 通 中 (Translation: Da Zhong Tong Bao Great Zhong (dynasty) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |