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Description: | Kaiyuan tongbao (coinage of the Inauguration). Circular coin, cast in copper alloy with a square central hole. There is a four-character inscription in clerical script (lishu) on the obverse reading 'kaiyuan tongbao', with 'kai' above the hole, 'yuan' below, 'tong' to the right and 'bao' to the left. There are inner and outer rims on both the obverse and reverse. There is a crescent mark on the reverse of the coin. The coin is in very good condition with a very small amount of green patina on both sides. Description Source: Cresswell, O.D. 1971. Chinese Cash. London: Spink and Son, p. 15, no. 60 Schjoth, F. 1976. Chinese Currency: The Currency of the Far East. London: Andrew Publishing Company, p. 21-22 | Subjects: | coin numismatics coin | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Gaozu, Emperor | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=203... | Go to resource |
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