Vietnamese coin – HCR139302

Obverse

Inscription:

福平元寶

Design:

Seal script

Reverse

Inscription:

Plain (no character)

Design:

flat

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

bronze, zinc

Technique

cast

Dating

Before 1713

Note

The coin appears to have had the characters accentuated with black ink to yield a better image for Hartill's GCC figure.

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.74

Diameter (mm)

26.08

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

12/4/2023

Source

David Hartill

Acquisition credit

Presented by David Hartill, 2023.

Transliteration (obverse)

Phùc Bình Nguyên Bảo

Reference

Hartill GCC : Page 103, #

Note:

Although Hartill assigned this coin to his category: Large Copper - Distinct Calligraphy. Group 4. (“Zinc Alloy”), he noted that it has a distinctly different appearance. Dating is suggested by the inclusion of this coin type in the Kecho Ruishu, completed around 1713.

Contributors to this coin record

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