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These cash coins are pretty worn. Wondering if anyone can ID the emperor? The back of the top coin has a crescent on top and a dot on the bottom. The back of the bottom coin is plain. Thanks!    |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Yes that one is a better fit--well done. I'll take a look in my Hartill tomorrow for your top one.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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@jaym, sorry that it took me a little time to get to this, but I'm about 80% sure I've got a match for the top coin. Based on the use of seal script and oddly elongated bao (character on the left) plus the crescent and dot on the rev, I think that it was issued by Emperor Xiao Zong (1163-1190 AD). The specific attribution looks like Hartill 17.90 (not in numista, but here is a link to a German website with a pic: http://www.chinazeug.de/c1069.htm ) There are others here who are much better at these cast Chinese cash attributions than I am and I look forward to seeing what other folks think. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Yep sorry about that. The end parenthesis got glommed onto the hot link. Should be fixed now.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Following your lead Spence, I definitely think this is Emperor Xiao Zong. In fact it after looking through all of the listings for Xiao Zong I think this may actually be 17.168. I was able to borrow a copy of the Hartill catalog :). Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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I was able to borrow a copy of the Hartill catalog :) Ok very good--that is a super addition to your numismatic library. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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It's definitely a very valuable and useful reference!
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The first coin is actually Chunxi in seal script, so you are all wrong. lol.
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Posted 06/04/2020 9:13 pm
