Chinese cast cash coins of Taizong 976-997
Emperor Taizong 宋太宗
Reign - 15 November 976 – 8 May 997.
The second emperor of the Song dynasty (960–1279).
Temple name Taizong (太宗) of Song, personal name Zhao Jiong (趙炅).
Chun Hua Yuan Bao
The fourth era of Taizong - Chunhua 淳化 (990–994).
1 cash (wén) regular orthodox script (kai shu)
Bronze cast coin with square hole, 24 mm. 3.4 g.
Obverse - 淳 寶 化 元 (chun hua yuan bao - chun hua money treasure) on Chinese language.
Reverse - Blank.
1 cash (wén) running script (xing shu)
Bronze cast coin with square hole, 25 mm. 3.7 g.
Obverse - 淳 寶 化 元 (chun hua yuan bao - chun hua money treasure) on Chinese language.
Reverse - Blank.
The next - Zhenzong