{"product_id":"tai-he-tong-bao-10-cash-1204-09-zhang-zong-1190-1209-tartar-jin-dynasty-china","title":"Tai He Tong Bao 10 cash, 1204-09, Zhang Zong (1190-1209), Tartar Jin dynasty, China","description":"\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext;\"\u003eTai He Tong Bao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext;\"\u003e in seal script \/ Blank. 44mm, 15.5 grams. Hartill 18.63.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaihe Tongbao 10-cash coins were large-denomination bronze issues of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), struck during the reign of Emperor Zhangzong (r. 1190–1208) under the Taihe era name (1201–1208). These impressive coins bear the four-character inscription in an elegant seal script traditionally associated with the emperor's own calligraphy. They are substantially larger and heavier than ordinary cash coins and were intended to circulate at a nominal value of ten standard cash. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTaihe Tongbao 10-cash pieces are particularly admired for their bold casting, refined seal-script inscription, and status among the most visually distinctive large cash coins of the Jin period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe Jin, founded by the Jurchens (older Western literature often calls them “Tartars”), ruled northern China after overthrowing the Liao and driving the Northern Song south; their coinage nevertheless closely followed Chinese monetary and calligraphic traditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51601550770491,"sku":"xv2419b-3040","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/3040.jpg?v=1787759382","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/tai-he-tong-bao-10-cash-1204-09-zhang-zong-1190-1209-tartar-jin-dynasty-china","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}