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2 Cash - Yuanfu Tongbao, Seal script, iron
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1098-1100 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Circular cast iron coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim. The four-character reign title inscription 元符通寶 (Yuanfu Tongbao) is arranged in the traditional reading order — top, bottom, right, left — in elegant seal script (zhuanshu), with one character positioned in each quadrant of the coin field. The legends are rendered in low relief against a flat, unadorned field, with the strokes exhibiting the characteristic rounded and archaizing forms of Song dynasty seal-script coinage. An outer raised rim encircles the design, and the coin bears the typical irregular casting texture associated with iron Song cash of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square perforation framed by a raised inner rim and an outer raised rim. The surface is entirely uninscribed and undecorated, exhibiting the rough, pitted casting texture characteristic of Northern Song iron cash. No mint marks, symbols, or additional legends are present. The irregular surface patination and corrosion products are consistent with the iron composition and age of the piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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