Vietnamese coin – HCR58782

Obverse

Inscription:

景盛通寶

Design:

Regular script, with broad upper component of 景 and broad 寶

Reverse

Inscription:

None

Design:

Four thin crescents above, below and to left and right of hole

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Dynasty

Tay Sơn (西山朝)

Reign

Cảnh Thịnh (景盛)

Person

Nguyễn Quang Toản, 1793–1802 (ruler/authority)

Denomination

1 Đồng (一銅)

Material

brass

Technique

cast

Dating

1793 – 1801

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.32

Diameter (mm)

21.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Christopher Thomas Gardner (1842-1914) collection

Acquisition date

29/10/1947

Source

Captain Roger Laird

Acquisition credit

Presented by Captain Roger Laird, 1947.

Transliteration (obverse)

景盛通寶

Reference

Thierry CMV : Page 72, Plate 15, Figure 1101.

Note:

This small-sized coin is well-made. Barker did not figure a specimen of this variety for Cảnh Thịnh Thông Bao, though he figured this 'flower pattern' reverse design for Quang Trung Thông Bảo and Quang Trung Đại Bảo (Pages 219 Figure 93.28 and 220, Figure 94.4). .

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mritchie, cgallacher