Northern Song Shen Zong 1048-1085, 2 Cash Coins

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bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 2:51 pm 2 cash (denomination) coins that arrived today. Common coins but the largest I have so far bought and pleasing in the hand. ç†™å®e‡å® - Northern Song, Xi Ning, 2 Cash 1071-1077 Seal Script. 28mm 8.4g and 30mm 8.5g. Beginning in the year 1071, larger denomination coins, initially valued at 10 cash coins each, were produced. These coins were issued during the reign of Emperor Shen Zong to pay for military expenses. The above is one of these larger cash coins. The inscription reads xi ning zhong bao (ç†™å®e‡å®) and is written in seal script. These coins were gradually devalued to be equal to 3 cash coins and finally to 2 cash coins. Casting of xi ning zhong bao coins ceased in 1077. å.ƒä¸°e€šå® - Northern Song, Yuan Feng, 2 Cash 1078-1085 Seal Script. 29mm 6.6g and 29mm 8.1g. Shen Zong produced coins in enormous quantities. In one year alone more than 5 million strings of coins were produced. A "string" consisted of 1,000 coins so 5 million strings means that 5 billion cash coins were cast in just one year! Still cant get the pictures side by side Aghhhhhhhhh. Edited by bobbyhelmet 01/22/2013 3:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 3:00 pm Very nice coins! I have two more coins on the way myself. Should be in the mail in a few days maybe. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 3:07 pm Good finds BH you guys are hitting these Chinese coins hard eh? Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 3:18 pm Quote: you guys are hitting these Chinese coins hard eh? Yep, its satisfying my OCD to collect and catagorise without breaking the bank Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 4:39 pm Nice coins, I'm going to have to start buying these again. Nice to see others getting interested in them. Report this Post to the Staff
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