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This coin was found together with Terengganu tin coins. I failed to get any information regarding this coin on the internet. Some of this Chinese coins were found still intact together. Can anyone help me to identify this coin?
For some reading maybe you can visit this link.
This is information that I obtained from here. Credit to bonden.
This Zheng He Tong Bao has interesting calligraphy that is both dynamic and heavily stylized. The flat part of the coin is cast so thin that holes appeared in the manufacturing proces, and I feel I could poke through anywhere with a needle. Note the elegant points on the center square on the reverse side. Sunk under water in Java, this coin corroded badly at the rim but hardly at all on the faces.
Does that ring any bell? And I still do not sure the composition of this coin.
Diameter: 24mm
Year: 1111 - 1118
Era: Northern Song, Zheng He Tong Bao
Types: China Cash Coins
