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2 Cash - Zhenghe Tongbao, Clerical script
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1111-1118 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation (cash hole) surrounded by a raised inner rim, with four Chinese ideograms arranged in the traditional cross reading order — top, bottom, right, left — rendering the legend 政和通寶 (Zhenghe Tongbao) in Clerical script (lishu). The characters are cast in relief against a flat field, exhibiting the characteristic angular strokes and horizontal emphasis of the lishu style favored under Emperor Huizong's reign. A plain raised outer rim frames the design. The coin shows a mottled patina of olive-green and brown consistent with excavated Song dynasty bronzes. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1111-1118) - Hartill#16.448-449: Tong in Clerical script (minor varieties) - ND (1111-1118) - Hartill#16.450: Tong in Regular script - |
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