Vietnamese coin – HCR139322

Obverse

Inscription:

周元通寶

Reverse

Inscription:

Plain (no character)

Design:

Shallowly raised inner and outer rims

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

Date unknown (pre-1774)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.78

Diameter (mm)

24.99

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

12/4/2023

Source

David Hartill

Acquisition credit

Presented by David Hartill, 2023.

Transliteration (obverse)

Chu Nguyên Thông Bảo

Reference

Hartill GCC : Page 106, #2.106

Note:

Hartill assigned this coin to his category: Large Copper - Resembling Pre-Song Chinese Coins. This coin type is figured in Senroku (1774). Hartill's catalogue entry misdescribes the reverse of this coin as having "Top crescent, bottom dot". In reality it is plain.

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