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N. Song - Emp. Tai Zong Cash
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Moneta
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Emperor Tai Zong (979 - 997 A.D.) During this reign there were more mints in operation and the Emperor himself is said to have written the inscriptions. He was a noted calligrapher and scholar. These were supposed to have a nominal weight of 1 qain (this one 25 mm , 3.83 g). Obverse: Zhi Dao yuan bao, clockwise and written in 'Grass' script and cast in 995 - 997 AD. Hartill H 16.42 characters crowded around hole type.
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Grass script).
Script: Chinese (traditional, grass script)
Lettering:
至
寶 道
元
Translation:
Zhi Dao Yuan Bao
Zhidao (5th era of Taizong, 995-997) / Original currency
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Keywords: Northern Song Emperor Tai Zong grass script
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