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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Asian Coins| > |China| > CH96829
China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Tai Zong, 976 - 997 A.D.
|China|, |China,| |Northern| |Song| |Dynasty,| |Emperor| |Tai| |Zong,| |976| |-| |997| |A.D.|,
Known by his temple name Taizong after his death, Zhao Jiong was the second emperor of the Song dynasty in China. Taizong was a hardworking and diligent emperor, notable for reunifying China by conquering the Northern Han and for caring for the well-being of his people. He personally led the campaign against the North, increased agricultural production, organized encyclopedias, expanded the courts and the examination system, and further limited the military power of the jiedushi. He personally wrote the inscriptions on his coins.Taizong_of_Song
CH96829. Bronze 1 cash, Hartill 16.37, Schjoth 467, Fisher 873, aVF, weight 4.295g, maximum diameter 24.8mm, 995 - 997 A.D.; obverse Zhi Dao Yuan Bao, running script, clockwise; reverse plain; SOLD




  






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Krause, C. & C. Mishler. Standard Catalog of World Coins. (Iola, WI, 2010 - ).
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