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3 Cash - Taihe Tongbao, Regular script
| Issuer | Jin Dynasty |
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| Year | 1204-1208 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin with a central square hole, surrounded by a raised inner rim and an outer rim of uniform width. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion reading top-to-bottom, right-to-left: 泰 (Tai), 通 (Tong), 和 (He), 寶 (Bao), forming the legend 泰和通寶 (Taihe Tongbao). The characters are boldly rendered with clear, well-defined strokes set against a flat, unadorned field. The coin exhibits typical Jin Dynasty casting quality with a narrow rim variant consistent with Hartill 18.60. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Taihe reign period (1201–1208) of Emperor Zhangzong represents one of the more methodical currency reforms of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, which had inherited a complex multi-denominational cash system partly derived from Northern Song practice. The 3-cash denomination was a deliberate middle tier — above the common single cash but below the heavier 5- and 10-cash pieces issued concurrently under the Taihe series.
Hartill 18.60 is among the more frequently encountered of the Taihe multiples, suggesting reasonably sustained mint output before the dynasty's financial pressures — exacerbated by continuous military expenditure against the Mongols — began degrading bronze coinage quality in subsequent reigns.