Item number: A965

Year: AD 1660-1661

Material: Brass

Size: 27.7 x 27.6 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 3.05 g

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 follows the typical square-holed design and is made of brass, though the upper edge of the square hole is damaged. On the obverse side, the four Chinese characters “Shunzhi Tongbao” are inscribed in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. The character “Shun” at the top shows noticeable wear and damage. The reverse side has extensive abrasions, blending the outer and inner rims almost into one, making it difficult to determine whether any inscriptions or mint marks were present, as well as obscuring its specific variant classification.

Based on the diameter of approximately 28 mm and a weight close to 4 g, this coin is most likely a fifth type of the “Shunzhi Tongbao,” minted towards the end of Emperor Shunzhi’s reign (AD 1660–AD 1661). The reverse side of this type typically features Manchu script on the left and Chinese characters on the right, indicating the minting authority. Despite the significant wear and damage on the coin, these measurements and stylistic elements suggest it belongs to this late-period variant.

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: A965

年代: 公元 1660-1661 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 27.7 x 27.6 x 0.9 mm

重量: 3.05 g

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」。這枚錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢，材質為黃銅，方孔的上緣有破損。錢幣正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「順治通寶」四字，上方「順」字有明顯破損。錢幣背後則有嚴重的打磨痕跡，使得錢幣的外廓和內廓近乎融合一體外，也難以辨識背面是否有銘文和明確的版型歸屬。

不過以直徑近乎28公釐和重量接近4克作判斷，這枚錢幣最可能是順治統治末期(公元1660至1661年)，背面以左滿文和右漢文排版，以此標示鑄造單位的順治通寶第五式。

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：