1 Cash - Shaosheng Yuanbao; Seal script; with crescent 1094-1097

Weight

3.15 g

Diameter

25 mm

Thickness

1.0 mm

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Cast

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).

Back design

One crescent at various locations.

Year of Minting

1094-1097

Emperor

Northern Song dynasty › Zhezong (宋哲宗) ( 1085-1100 )

Mint location

Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179); Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army (广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149); Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou, modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?; 1083-1124); Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou, modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096); Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087); Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214); Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou, modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?); Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou, modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183); Tong'an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou, modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214); Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (1074-1136)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 紹 寶　聖 元

Context

Hartill says Su Shi designed some coins of Zhezong, but does not specify which era he designed coins for. Because Sima Guang would have designed the coins for the Yuanyou era, and because Su Shi was banished in 1094, it is likely Su Shi designed the coins for the Shaosheng era.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0