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Hartill (GCC, p. 146, Fig. 2.867) places an unattributed Vietnamese Hàm Binh Nguyên Bảo coin among his category: ‘Small Copper – Distinct Calligraphy, Group 1. (“An Phap type”)’. HCR 58949 belongs to that variety. Numerous examples and several stylistic variants can be seen on the Zeno database, many of them found in (but not necessarily made) in Indonesia. HCR 58952 appears to be a crude example, or a contemporary or later copy, of Hartill’s, Fig. 2.867. From its general appearance it is less likely that this was made in Java or Sumatra as tentatively suggested on the ticket. Hartill proposes (GCC, p. 143) that “An Phap type” coins were manufactured in North Vietnam under the Mạc between 1540 and 1590. This provisional dating has been followed here.
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Thierry (CMVS, p. 45, Fig. 94), illustrates (as a Xian Ping yuan bao) an example of this small private issue, as a copy of the official issue of the Northern Song Emperor, Zhen Zong (998-1022). Following his usual practice in CMVS, Thierry dated these privately minted coins very approximately, between the 11th and 16th centuries.
