Vietnamese coin – HCR35803

Obverse

Inscription:

祥祐元寳

Design:

Vietnamese style calligraphy

Reverse

Inscription:

plain

Design:

flat

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

14th c.?– c. 1683

Note

Vietnamese style calligraphy. Some cut damage to the lower left corner of the central hole.

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.6

Diameter (mm)

25.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Kutsuki Masatsuna

Acquisition date

10/5/1922

Source

Indian Institute, Oxford

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Indian Institute, Oxford, 1922; to them, gifted/bequeathed by Howell Wills.

cut
uncertain attribution

Transliteration (obverse)

Tường Hựu Nguyên Bảo

Reference

Greenbaum 2011 :

Note:

Greenbaum shows that a Tường Hữư Nguyên Bảo was illustrated in the Japanese work Wakan Kokon Senka Kagami dated 1798/99 by Masatsuna Kuchiki [Kutsuki] (1750-1802). He argues that this coin type was already known as early as the publication date of the Kecho Ruishu (circa 1681-83). The coin illustrated by Masatsuna may or may not be this actual specimen, depending on whether an undamaged specimen is present in the BM holding from his collection.

Contributors to this coin record

mritchie, cgallacher