Vietnamese coin – HCR58325

Obverse

Inscription:

大和通寶

Reverse

Inscription:

plain, flat

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

16th century?

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.93

Diameter (mm)

21.6

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.

uncertain attribution

Transliteration (obverse)

Đại Hòa Thông Bao

Reference

Barker : Page 108.

Note:

Barker states that the diminutive copies of the Đại Hòa Thông Bao coins were not issued during the reign of Lê Nhân Tông, but some time later.

Reference

Thierry CMVS : Page 47, Figured coin # 115

Note:

Thierry sees this coin as 'inspired by' the coins of the Đại Hòa era, but assigns it to the wide period from the 11th to the 16th century (though clearly it should post-date 1453)

Reference

Hartill GCC : Pages 143-144, Figures 2.808a, 2.809

Note:

Hartil considers these coins to belong to the An Phap group which he assigns to the reign of the period of Mac rule in the north, c. 1540-90. He notes that they are shown in the book Chinka Kohokan of 1729 so cannot be later than that.

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mritchie, cgallacher