2 Cash - Qingyuan Tongbao, Chun, read clockwise, iron

Qingyuan was the reign era of Emperor Ningzong of Song, who ascended the throne in 1194 following the forced abdication of his predecessor Guangzong — a court intrigue engineered largely by the powerful official Han Tuozhou. Iron cash were struck during this period as a regional expedient, primarily circulating in Sichuan, where chronic copper shortages had made iron the de facto coinage metal for generations. The Chun mint reading places this piece within a specific furnace designation system used to track output accountability at the casting site.