Vietnamese coin – HCR139702

Obverse

Inscription:

元豐通寶

Design:

Regular script

Reverse

Inscription:

Plain (no character)

Design:

Shallowly raised inner and outer rims

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

lead

Technique

cast

Dating

Date unknown

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.95

Diameter (mm)

24.335

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

12/4/2023

Source

David Hartill

Acquisition credit

Presented by David Hartill, 2023.

Transliteration (obverse)

Nguyên Phồng Thông Bảo

Reference

Hartill GCC : Page 150, cf # 2.957

Note:

This coin was not catalogued by Hartill, but evidently a member of his category: Lead. However the coin is almost identical in obverse design to #2.957, which Hartill assigned to his category: Small Copper – Resembling Chinese Coins. Tang Dynasty.

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