Item number: A964

Year: AD 1660-1661

Material: Brass

Size: 28.7 x 28.7 x 1.0 mm

Weight: 5.15 g

Manufactured by: Taiyuan Prefecture Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is a “Shunzhi Tongbao” coin minted during the reign of Shunzhi, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty after entering China proper. The coin was produced in Taiyuan Prefecture, the capital of Shanxi Province. It follows the typical square-holed coin design, made of brass. On the obverse, the characters “Shunzhi Tongbao” are inscribed in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse features Manchu script “ᠶᡠᠠᠨ” (Yuan) on the left side and the Chinese character “Yuan” on the right, indicating the minting location at the Taiyuan Bureau of Shanxi Province. Based on the reverse design, this coin is classified as the fifth type.

The Taiyuan Bureau was established in the 2nd year of Shunzhi’s reign (AD 1645). During Shunzhi’s reign, Shanxi Province also had mints in Datong Prefecture and Yanghe Town. However, in the 8th year of Shunzhi (AD 1651), the imperial court ordered that each province could only retain one mint. As a result, Shanxi Province retained the Taiyuan Bureau as the sole responsible minting authority.

During the 18-year reign of Emperor Shunzhi, the “Shunzhi Tongbao” coins were categorised into five major types based on the patterns on the reverse side:

物件編號: A964

年代: 公元 1660-1661 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 28.7 x 28.7 x 1.0 mm

重量: 5.15 g

製造地: 太原府局

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這是清朝入關的首任皇帝順治所鑄造的「順治通寶」，其鑄造地點為作為山西省省會的太原府。這枚錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢，材質為黃銅。錢幣正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「順治通寶」四字。錢幣背後左右兩側，依序以滿文「ᠶᡠᠠᠨ」(原) 和漢文「原」標示鑄造地點，即山西省太原府局。且從錢幣背面風格來判斷，能知道這枚錢幣為第五式。

太原府局設立於順治2年(公元1645年)，山西省於順治一朝尚在大同府和陽和鎮亦設立鑄錢局。直到順治8年(公元1651年)，朝廷下令各省僅能保留一座鑄錢局，山西省便保留太原府局作為負責單位。

順治皇帝統治的18年間，其鑄造的順治通寶按照背面版式，總計有五大種類：