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<p>[QUOTE="manymore, post: 1694604, member: 17118"]The Chinese inscription on the obverse side (top image) reads <i>xian yi tong bao</i> (咸宜通宝).</p><p><br /></p><p>This inscription was not used on Chinese coins but on coins from Annam (Vietnam).</p><p><br /></p><p>Please see coins "No. a8" and "No. a9" on <a href="http://art-hanoi.com/toda/22.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://art-hanoi.com/toda/22.html" rel="nofollow">this web page</a>. Coins with this inscription were issued by Emperor Nguyen Ham Nhgi during the period 1884-1885.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse inscription on your coin reads <i>si fang wei ze</i> (四方为则).</p><p><br /></p><p>As best I can tell, this inscription was not used on any coins issued by Emperor Nguyen Ham Nhgi.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription <i>si fang wei ze</i> actually comes from a poem included in the very ancient Chinese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry" rel="nofollow"><i>Shi jing</i> (Book of Odes)</a> dating from the 10th to 7th centuries BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription comes from a line in Poem No. 252 which, referring to a "happy and courteous sovereign", translates as "you are a pattern to the four quarters [of the kingdom]".</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://jianbao.artxun.com/qianbi-297565.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jianbao.artxun.com/qianbi-297565.html" rel="nofollow">This Chinese website</a> identifies the coin as a "fake".</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no expertise in the coins from Annam but I believe your coin should be considered a modern "charm" or "fantasy" piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="manymore, post: 1694604, member: 17118"]The Chinese inscription on the obverse side (top image) reads [I]xian yi tong bao[/I] (咸宜通宝). This inscription was not used on Chinese coins but on coins from Annam (Vietnam). Please see coins "No. a8" and "No. a9" on [URL="http://art-hanoi.com/toda/22.html"]this web page[/URL]. Coins with this inscription were issued by Emperor Nguyen Ham Nhgi during the period 1884-1885. The reverse inscription on your coin reads [I]si fang wei ze[/I] (四方为则). As best I can tell, this inscription was not used on any coins issued by Emperor Nguyen Ham Nhgi. The inscription [I]si fang wei ze[/I] actually comes from a poem included in the very ancient Chinese [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry"][I]Shi jing[/I] (Book of Odes)[/URL] dating from the 10th to 7th centuries BC. The inscription comes from a line in Poem No. 252 which, referring to a "happy and courteous sovereign", translates as "you are a pattern to the four quarters [of the kingdom]". [URL="http://jianbao.artxun.com/qianbi-297565.html"]This Chinese website[/URL] identifies the coin as a "fake". I have no expertise in the coins from Annam but I believe your coin should be considered a modern "charm" or "fantasy" piece. Gary[/QUOTE]
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