Four Chinese characters Tang Guo Tong Bao (large characters) / Blank. 25mm, 4.57 grams. Issued 959-961 AD. Schjoth #441; Hartill 15.80. SKU T1162-50205

Rare variety with large characters.

Southern Tang (also referred to as Nantang) was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China created following the Tang Dynasty from 937-975. Southern Tang replaced the Wu Kingdom when Li Bian (a.k.a. Xu Zhigao) deposed the emperor Yang Pu. The capital was located in Jinling (also known as Xidu), located in present-day Nanjing in Jiangsu Province. The territory comprised parts of modern Fujian, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and the whole of Jiangxi Province. Southern Tang was conquered in 976 by the Northern Song Dynasty. This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.