uncertain Cash Xianping Yuanbao, small size

€369,804.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year998-1003
Type
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.46, FD#877, Schjoth#470
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese characters read clockwise
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 平  元
Reverse descriptionSmooth
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgePlain.
MintBaoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou,modern-day Jian`ou, Fujian, China (?-1175)
Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou,modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?)
Shizhou Mint (石州钱监), modern-day
Lishi District, Shanxi, China (1001)
Taiyuan-fu, modern-day Taiyuan,Shanxi, China (979-1039)
Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou,modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
MintageND (998-1003)  - Hartill#16.46: small size (around 24 mm) -
Catalog ID3361578960
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