2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron, China

2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron, China, 1093-1094 obverse image2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron, China, 1093-1094 reverse image
2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1093-1094
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Smooth.
  • Shape:
    Round with a square hole
  • Technique:
    Cast
  • Mint:
    Baoxin Mint (宝新监), Rongzhou, modern-day Rongshui, Guangxi, China (circa 1116), Guangji Mint (广济监), Tongzhou, modern-day Dali County, Shaanxi, China (circa 1081), Hancheng Mint / Foundry of the Longmen Mint (韩城监 / 又称龙门监), Tongzhou, modern-day Hejin, Shanxi, China (1083-?; 1087-?), Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087), Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou, modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128), Lianzhou Mint (铸钱院), modern-day Lianxian, Guangxi, China, Liuzhou Mint (柳州钱监), modern-day Liuzhou, Guangxi, China, Quanzhou Mint (全州钱监), modern-day Guanyang, Guangxi, China, Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou, modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?), Tongbao Mint (通宝监), Yongzhou, modern-day Nanning, Guangxi, China (circa 1116), Xunzhou Mint (浔州钱监), modern-day Guiping, Guangxi, China (circa 1078-1093; 1104-1110), Yulin Mint (郁林钱监), Yulinzhou, modern-day Yulin, Guangxi, China
2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron 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.

2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Blank (uniface).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

Sima Guang

Edge

Description:

Smooth.

2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

元 寶 佑 通

Reverse:

2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Iron

Size

2 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Seal script; iron sizes
  • Weight:11.31 g
  • Diameter:33 mm
  • Thickness:3.0 mm
  • Edge:Smooth.

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