1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script, China

1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script, China, 995-997 obverse image1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script, China, 995-997 reverse image
1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    995-997
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Smooth.
  • Shape:
    Round with a square hole
  • Technique:
    Cast
  • Mint:
    Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179), 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)
1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script Reference Price

Reference Price

n/a

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Blank (uniface).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Grass script).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

Song Taizong

Edge

Description:

Smooth.

1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

至 寶 道 元

Reverse:

1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bronze

Size

1 Cash - Zhidao Yuanbao; Grass script sizes
  • Weight:4.02 g
  • Diameter:23 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Smooth.

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