Item number: A975

Year: AD 1657-1661

Material: Brass

Size: 26.5 x 26.3 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 3.8 g

Manufactured by: Bao Quan 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. This coin has a typical square hole design and is made of brass. On the obverse, the characters “Shunzhi Tongbao” are inscribed in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse side of the coin features the Manchu inscription “ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ” (Bao Quan) on both the left and right sides, indicating that the coin was produced by the Bao Quan Bureau, a minting office under the Ministry of Revenue responsible for coinage.

Starting in the 14th year of Shunzhi’s reign (AD 1657), the Qing court began minting Shunzhi Tongbao coins featuring Manchu inscriptions on the reverse side under the authority of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. This model, known as the “Fourth Type” among numismatists, has the Manchu character “ᠪᠣᠣ” (Bao) on the left side and an abbreviated Manchu inscription of the mint location on the right. This design set a precedent for the coinage style that would be continued by successive Qing emperors.

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: A975

年代: 公元 1657-1661 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 26.5 x 26.3 x 0.9 mm

重量: 3.8 g

製造地: 寶泉局

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」。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，分別以滿文鐫刻「ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ」(寶泉)字樣，代表錢幣是由中央負責財政的戶部，轄下負責鑄幣的寶泉局所製造。

順治14年(公元1657年)起，清廷以中央的戶部和工部為負責單位，開始鑄造背面帶有滿文的順治通寶。錢幣界將該型號稱作第四式，其左側鐫刻「ᠪᠣᠣ」(寶)，右側則是鑄造地點的滿文縮寫格式，奠定後世清朝歷任皇帝的錢幣型態。

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：