1 Cash - Xiangfu Tongbao; Tong in Li style, Large Chinese Words 1008-1016

Weight

3.85 g

Diameter

24 mm

Thickness

1.4 mm

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Cast

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).

Back design

Blank (uniface).

Year of Minting

1008-1016

Emperor

Northern Song dynasty › Zhenzong (宋真宗) ( 997-1022 )

Mint location

Baoquan 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)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 祥 寶　符 通

Context

The full era name is Dazhongxiangfu. The pictured example is of Tong in Clerical script. An example of Tong in Regular script: © ollisaarinen DocTongStyle DocTongDots Xiangfu Tongbao; One dot Tong , Middle Characters Hartill # 16.64 © テリウス＿Official Xiangfu Tongbao; One dot Tong , Smaller Characters Hartill # 16.63 © テリウス＿Official The “Xiang Fu Tong Bao” bronza cash coin got 3 main types, here is the photo to compare each other. © テリウス＿Official

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0