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Northern Song Dynasty (full length 960-1126)
Part One 960- 1067

Song Yan Tong Bao 960-975

24.5 mm x 1 mm

宋元通寳

Tai Ping Tong Bao 976-989

This is the second coin minted by the Song. The calligraphy of this coin was done by the second emperor, Tai Zong (r. 976-998), and was only issued in the formal script. I like this particular coin for the roundedness of the characters as they emerge from the surface.

Note that there is an Annam royal issue with the same characters, and issued from 1737

大平通寳

Chun Hua Tong Bao 990-994

24.5 mm x 1 mm

淳化元寳

Zhi Dao Yuan Bao 995-997

This coin exists in formal script (left), running script (center), and grass script (right).

l 24.6 mm x 1 mm
c 24.5 mm x 1 mm
r 24.4 mm x 1 mm

至道元寳

Xian Ping Yuan Bao 998-1003

25 mm x 1 mm

成平元寳

Jing De Yuan Bao 1004-1007

25.2 mm x 1 mm

景徳元寳

Xiang Fu Yuan Bao 1008-1016

25.2 mm x 1 mm

祥符元寳

Xiang Fu Tong Bao 1009

25.2 mm x 1 mm

祥符通寳

Tian Xi Tong Bao 1017-

25.8 mm x 1 mm

天禧通寳

Tian Sheng Yuan Bao 1023-1031

l 25 mm x 1 mm
r 24.5 mm x 1 mm

天聖元寳

Ming Dao Yuan Bao 1032-1033

25 mm x 1 mm

明道元寳

Jing You Yuan Bao 1034-1038

25.2 mm x 1 mm

景祐元寳

Huang Song Tong Bao 1039-1053

l 25 mm x 1 mm
c 24.9 mm x 1.2 mm
r 25 mm x 1 mm

皇宋通寳

Qing Li Zhong Bao

This coin was only issued in a higher denomenation perhaps worth 10 wen. This coin was vound in Java. The holes were drilled by some owner and used to make it sewable onto clothing or to thereby make the coin a charm.

30.5 mm x 1.4 mm

慶暦重寳

Zhi He Yuan Bao 1054-1067

至和元寳

Zhi He Tong Bao 1054-1067

至和通寳