File:Unusual Kaiyuan Tongbao (開元通寶) lead coin - Possibly minted by the State of Chu (Kingdom of Chu) or Southern Han Kingdom (Rubbing).jpg

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English: There is a lead Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coin of uncertain attribution (being either produced by Ma Chu or the Southern Han).[1] While the Tang dynasty period Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins tended to be copper-alloy uniform-sized coins with inscriptions in clerical script, these lead cash coins are typically poorly-cast with very irregular and poorly written characters. Furthermore, these lead coins are smaller, thinner, and lighter than the original Kaiyuan Tongbao and contain larger square central holes indicating that they have less metal than the original coins they were based on.[1] Another noticeable difference between the original copper-alloy Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins from the Tang dynasty and the later made lead Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins is that the inscription of the lead versions are read counterclockwise (top, left, bottom, right) as opposed to the original ones which are read top-to-bottom, right-to-left.[1] Furthermore, the way that these characters are written is also unorthodox with the first character Kai (開, "Open") being written upside down, the Yuan (元, "Primal", "Beginning"), is rotated to the right so the top of this character is actually facing the centre square hole, the Tong (通, "To circulate"), is rotated to the left with the right side of the character facing the square centre hole, and the fourth character, Bao (寶, "Treasure"), being written upside down.[1]
  1. ↑ a b c d Unusual Variations of the ‘Kai Yuan Tong Bao’ Coin. (in en). Gary Ashkenazy / גארי אשכנזי (Primaltrek – a journey through Chinese culture) (8 January 2021). Retrieved on 5 July 2023.
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A lead Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coin possibly issued by either the Kingdom of Chu or the Southern Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.

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current16:31, 5 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 16:31, 5 July 2023201 × 200 (11 KB)Donald TrungUploaded a work by A local government during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. from * [https://primaltrek.com/blog/2021/01/08/unusual-variations-of-the-kai-yuan-tong-bao-coin/ Unusual Variations of the ‘Kai Yuan Tong Bao’ Coin. - by GARY ASHKENAZY on JANUARY 8, 2021. - With the minting of the kai yuan tong bao (開元通寶) coin beginning in 621 AD during the reign of Emperor Gaozu (唐高祖) of the Tang dynasty (唐朝), almost 700 years of the continuous casting of the wu zhu (...
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