Vietnamese coin – HCR58953

Obverse

Inscription:

廣和通寶

Design:

Seal script

Reverse

Inscription:

None

Design:

Plain, flat, smooth

Information

Period

Vietnamese

Denomination

1 Đồng (tiền gián)

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

1600 - 1800

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.58

Diameter (mm)

21.4

Acquisition method

unknown provenance

Acquisition collection reference

C29.1.10

Acquisition note

No provenance recorded.

Transliteration (obverse)

Quảng Hòa Thông Bảo

Reference

Barker : Page 145, Figure 48.3

Note:

Barker (p. 145, Figure 48.3) tentatively attributes this diminutive uniface seal script coin type to the reign of Mạc Phúc Hải, Hien Tông (1540-1546), while noting that the calligraphic style is quite different from the official issues.

Reference

Hartill GCC : Page 152, Figure 2.1015

Note:

Hartill assigns this coin to his final catch-all category ‘Small Copper – Others’.

Reference

Thierry CMVS : Page 64, Figure 325

Note:

Thierry (CMVS, p. 64, cf Fig. 325), illustrates an example of Quảng Hòa Thông Bảo which has clear inner and outer rims on the reverse. Thierry dated these privately minted coins between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mritchie, cgallacher