Vietnamese coin – HCR58702

Obverse

Inscription:

政和通寶

Design:

Regular script, imitation of Northern Song Dynasty Zheng He tong bao (CE 1111-1117)

Reverse

Inscription:

Star to left and crescent to right of hole

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (tiền gián)

Material

zinc

Technique

cast

Dating

1746 - 1774

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.31

Diameter (mm)

24.6

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.

cracked
holed

Transliteration (obverse)

Chính Hòa Thông Bảo or Zheng He tong bao

Reference

Thierry CMVS : Page 59, cf Figure 258

Note:

Thierry (CMVS) included these zinc coins among his category of 17 private issues of 'Thien Minh type', in his subgroup with Chinese rather than Vietnamese inscriptions. He attributed them to the period 1746 - 1774, as explained in his CMV, pp 22-23.

Reference

Hartill GCC : Page 118, 128, Figure 2.635 (sic) (number duplicated in error for 2.636)

Note:

Hartill tentatively assigns this issue to his Zinc Group 3 with 'square, right protruding head thong'.

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mritchie, cgallacher