Chinese cash coin – HCR62024

Obverse

Inscription:

弘光通寶

Inscription:

鳳

Period

Chinese

Dynasty

Southern Ming 南明

Reign

Hong Guang 弘光

Person

Zhu Yousong 朱由崧, Prince of Fu 福王, Emperor Anzong of the Southern Ming dynasty 明安宗, 1644 CE - 1645 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Fengyangfu 鳳陽府 (Chinese) (stated mint)

Denomination

1 wen

Material

brass

Technique

cast

Dating

1644 CE - 1645 CE

Diameter (mm)

25.1

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)

Hong Guang tongbao

Translation (obverse)

Circulating treasure of Hong Guang era

Transliteration (reverse)

Feng

Translation (reverse)

Feng(yangfu)

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