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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1332949, member: 17118&quot;]I have my fingers and toes crossed hoping you got it right.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription reads <i>yuan feng tong bao</i> which was used on coins cast during the reign of Emperor Shen Zong (1068-1085) of the Northern Song Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Yuan feng tong bao</i> are among the most common of the Chinese Song Dynasty cash coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, this coin is not Chinese.</p><p><br /></p><p>The calligraphy is &quot;regular or orthodox script&quot; (<i>kai shu</i> Hartill page v).&nbsp; Coins cast during Emperor Shen Zong&#039;s reign were written in &quot;seal&quot;, &quot;running&quot; or &quot;li&quot; script.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not very familiar with Japanese coins but I believe it is a &quot;Nagasaki export&quot; coin.&nbsp; Hartill shows one example (25.62) on page 434.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin might also be from Annam (Vietnam) since it is my understanding that it can sometimes be difficult differentiating the Japanese and Vietnamese versions of the coin except by size and weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Professor Roberts provides some background information and a number of examples of these coins at <a href="http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/Nagasakiexport.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/Nagasakiexport.html" rel="nofollow">his website</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hoping you got it correct because it was a tricky one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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