| Spink > Auction CSS100F | Auction date: 25 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 5012 Price realized: 2,600 HKD (Approx. 333 USD / 305 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Tang Dynasty, China, a group of 22x Kai Yuan Tong Bao copper cash coins, 618–907, each representing one local mint, including: 'Gui' on reverse at right quadrant for Guilin mint (Kwangsi Province); 'Fu' on reverse at upper quadrant for Fujian mint (Fukien Province); 'Ping' on reverse at upper quadrant for Pingzhou mint (Chihli Province); 'Dan' on reverse at upper quadrant for Danzhou mint (Shensi Province); 'Hong' on reverse at left quadrant for Linchiang mint (Kiangsi Province), crescent at upper quadrant; 'Jing' on reverse at right quadrant for Jingzhou mint (Hupeh Province); 'Jing' on reverse at upper quadrant for Changan mint (Shensi Province); 'Yan' on reverse at upper quadrant for Yanzhou mint (Shantung Province); 'Zi' on reverse at upper quadrant for Zizhou mint (Szechuan Province); 'Guang' on reverse at right quadrant for Guangzhou mint (Kwangtung Province); 'Lan' on reverse at right quadrant for Lantian mint (Shensi Province), crescent at upper quadrant; 'Xuan' on reverse at left quadrant for Xuanzhou mint (Anhwei Province), crescent at upper quadrant; 'E' on reverse at upper quadrant for Ezhou mint (Hupeh Province); 'Luo' on reverse at upper quadrant for Luoyang mint (Honan Province); 'Xiang' on reverse at upper quadrant for Xiangzhou mint (Hupeh Province); 'Tan' on reverse at left quadrant for Tanzhou mint (Hunan Province); 'Yue' on reverse at lower quadrant for Yuezhou mint (Chekiang Province); 'Yi' on reverse at upper quadrant for Yizhou mint (Szechuan Province); 'Xing' on reverse at upper quadrant for Xingyuan mint (Shensi Province); 'Liang' on reverse at upper quadrant for Liangzhou mint (Shensi Province); 'Chang' on reverse at upper quadrant for Yangzhou mint (Jiangsu Province); 'Run' on reverse at upper quadrant for Runzhou mint (Jiangsu Province); During that time, 1 tael was made up of 24 zhu, so Tang Dynasty's 10 cash being equivalent to 1 tael is far more convenient when it comes to conversion compared to the Wuzhu (5 zhu) coin system used since the Han Dynasty, thus paving the way of the Chinese metric system to the modern decimal system. Moreover, Kai Yuan Tong Bao is the first Ancient Chinese coin to be named 'Bao', meaning 'treasure' and this was a relfection of how society valued the power of money, making Kai Yuan Tong Bao one of the most significant cash coin in Chinese history. condition ranges from Very Fine to Poor, but the set is nonetheless close to completion as far as Tang Dynasty mints go, with 'Gui', 'Fu', 'Ping', and 'Dan' being particularly scarce and 'Yong' of Yongzhou mint (Hunan Province) being the sole missing exception. Impressive (22). Estimate: HK$800.00 - HK$2,000.00 |  |
