Vietnamese coin – HCR58700

Obverse

Inscription:

永定通寶

Design:

Regular script

Reverse

Inscription:

Plain

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (tiền gián)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

1592 – 1789

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.51

Diameter (mm)

21.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1903

Source

Uvedale Price

Acquisition credit

Presented by George Uvedale Price, 1903.

Transliteration (obverse)

Vĩnh Định Thông Bảo

Reference

Barker : Page 146, Figure 49.1

Note:

Barker incorrectly attributes this small coin to Mạc Phúc Nguyên whose larger coin with this inscription was only issued in 1547 and is therefore very rare

Reference

Thierry CMVS : Pages 17 and 56, Figure 231

Note:

Thierry (CMVS, 2001: 17, 56) regarded this coin as a private issue in Northern Vietnam (Đàng Ngoai 唐外), dating it between 1592 and 1789. He placed it within his ‘Vĩnh Định Thông Bảo’ grouping, noting the characteristic style and pinkish tinge of this series resulting from the high proportion of copper in the alloy.

Reference

Thierry 2012a : Page 38 and footnote 18, page 40

Note:

Thierry regards this coin as privately issued in Northern Vietnam (Đàng Ngoai 唐外) during the 17th to 18th centuries.

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mritchie