Chinese cash coin – HCR61771

Obverse

Inscription:

大明通寶

Reverse

Inscription:

戶

Information

Period

Chinese

Person

Zhu Yihai 朱以海, Prince Lu 魯王, Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty, 1645 CE - 1655 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ministry of Finance - Hubu 戶部 (Chinese) (stated mint)

Denomination

1 wen

Material

brass

Technique

cast

Dating

1645 CE - 1652 CE

Note

Cast at the Ministry of Finance of Shaoxing.

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.06

Diameter (mm)

24.5

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.

Transliteration (obverse)

Da Ming tongbao

Translation (obverse)

Circulating treasure of the great Ming dynasty

Transliteration (reverse)

Hu(bu)

Translation (reverse)

Ministry of Finance

Reference

Thierry, François - 2014 - Monnaies chinoises IV - Des Liao aux Ming du Sud : 602

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, ldmagnee, L. Jankowski, cgallacher