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2 Cash - Shengsong Seal script
| Issuer | Northern Song Dynasty |
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| Year | 1101-1106 |
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| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square boss. Four Chinese seal script (zhuanshu) characters are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 聖宋元寶 (Shengsong Yuanbao). The characters are boldly rendered in the archaic seal script style characteristic of Northern Song imperial coinage under Emperor Huizong's reign. The inner field is bounded by a raised inner rim encircling the square hole, and the design is further framed by a broad, flat outer rim. The surface shows typical casting texture consistent with Southern Song-era workshop production. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse featuring a central square perforation enclosed by a raised square boss, with a broad, flat inner field devoid of any inscription or decorative motif. A clearly defined raised inner rim encircles the square hole, and the outer rim is wide and flat, consistent with standard Northern Song cash coinage of the period. The surface exhibits an even, somewhat granular casting texture with areas of light encrustation typical of excavated bronze cash coins. |
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| Mintage | ND (1101-1106) |
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