Kaiyuan Tongbao
Kaiyuan Tongbao (Hanzi sederhana: 开元通宝; Hanzi tradisional: 開元通寶; Pinyin: kāiyuán tōng bǎo; harfiah: 'Circulating treasure from the inauguration of a new epoch'), kadang-kadang diromanisasi menjadi Kai Yuan Tong Bao atau menggunakan ejaan Wade-Giles lama K'ai Yuan T'ung Pao,[2] adalah uang koin Dinasti Tang yang diproduksi dari tahun 621 di bawah pemerintahan Kaisar Gaozu dan tetap diproduksi selama sebagian besar Dinasti Tang hingga tahun 907.[3]
| Dinasti Tang (Tiongkok)[a] | |
| Nilai | 1 wén |
|---|---|
| Komposisi | Perunggu,[b] lead, "white bronze", iron,[c] silver, or gold[1] |
| Tahun pencetakan | 621–907 |
| Depan | |
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| Desain | Kaiyuan Tongbao (開元通寳) |
| Desainer | Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢) |
| Belakang | |
| Desain | Usually blank, sometimes with nail marks, crescents, dots, or clouds, while "Huichang Kaiyuan Tongbao" cash coins tend to have mint marks (see below). |
Lihat pula
Catatan
- ^ Kaiyuan Tongbao coins were also produced in Sogdia.
- ^ The majority of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins were made from bronze.
- ^ Iron Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins were predominantly cast in Sichuan where there had been a shortage of copper. There is evidence that iron Kaiyuan Tongbao coins also circulated in Hebei under the Tang dynasty.
Referensi
- ^ "Tang Dynasty 唐代 Gold Coin 金开元通宝". Marilyn Shea (University of Maine at Farmington) (dalam bahasa Inggris). March 2010. Diakses tanggal 9 June 2018.
- ^ Sportstune.com K'ai Yuan coins by John Ferguson. Retrieved: 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the subsequent Ten States Five Kingdoms era (907-960 or so)". Luke Roberts at the Department of History - University of California at Santa Barbara (dalam bahasa Inggris). 24 October 2003. Diakses tanggal 9 June 2018.
Sumber
- Hartill, David (September 22, 2005). Cast Chinese Coins. Trafford, United Kingdom: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1412054669.
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