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2 Cash - Jianyan Tongbao, Seal script, privately cast
| Issuer | Southern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1127-1130 |
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| Weight | 4.33 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (seal script) |
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| Mintage | ND (1127-1130) |
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The Jianyan reign period lasted only four years, covering the traumatic opening of the Southern Song — the moment when Jurchen Jin forces sacked Kaifeng, captured the Huizong and Qinzong emperors, and drove the court south. Emergency fiscal conditions during this collapse spawned a chaotic mixture of official and unofficial casting, and privately cast examples like this one circulated freely when state mint output could not keep pace with demand.
Private casting of Song cash is identified through characteristic irregularities in flan preparation and casting channel remnants that official pieces lack.