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2 Cash - Yuanfeng Tongbao, Seal script, with dot
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1078-1085 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square rim, flanked by four Chinese seal-script (zhuanshu) ideograms arranged in cruciform fashion and read clockwise from the top: 元 (Yuan), 豐 (Feng), 通 (Tong), 寶 (Bao), forming the reign-era inscription 'Yuanfeng Tongbao.' The characters are boldly cast in elegant seal script, a calligraphic style favoured during the Northern Song dynasty, with strokes of uniform weight and rounded terminals. A plain outer rim encircles the entire design. The flat field shows natural casting texture consistent with Song dynasty bronze coinage production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 元 寶 豐 通 (Translation: Yuan Feng Tong Bao Yuanfeng (2nd era of Shenzong, 1078-1085) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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