Vietnamese coin – HCR58697

Obverse

Inscription:

祥符元寶

Design:

Regular script

Inscription:

Plain

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Weight (g)

3.6

Diameter (mm)

25.4

Acquisition method

gift

Source

unknown

Acquisition note

The provenance of this coin is apparently not recorded. Acquisition method has been recorded here as 'gift' by default

Transliteration (obverse)

Tường Phù Nguyên Bảo

Reference

Note:

Barker attributes coins of this type to the Nguyễn Lords. Thierry 2012a did not mention this coin.

Reference

Note:

Barker includes this type of coin among unattributed Vietnamese issues in his category "Large Copper - Resembling Song Dynasty Chinese Coins"

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