Issuer | Empire of China |
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Emperor |
Northern Song dynasty › Taizong (976-997)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 995-997 |
Value | ⅒ Cash (0.1) |
Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
Composition | Iron |
Weight | 4.89 g |
Diameter | 22 mm |
Shape | Round with a square hole |
Technique | Cast |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number |
N# 212287
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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References |
Hartill# 16.40 ![]() |
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Running script).
Script: Chinese (traditional, running script)
Lettering:
至
寶 道
元
Translation:
Zhi Dao Yuan Bao
Zhidao (5th era of Taizong, 995-997) / Original currency
Blank (uniface).
Smooth.
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监), Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) | |
Yazhou, modern-day Ya'an, Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?) |
During this era, the inscriptions were written by Emperor Taizong himself, who was a noted scholar and calligrapher.
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ND (995-997) |
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