Item number: A1063-2

Year: AD 1661-1673

Material: Brass

Size: 23.3 x 23.1 x 0.5 mm

Weight: 1.8 g

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This coin dates back to the reign of the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, (AD 1661-1722). The coin is shaped in the typical form of a square-holed coin. On the obverse, the four Chinese characters “Kangxi Tongbao” are inscribed in sequence, following the order from top to bottom, right, and left. On the reverse, there is a Manchu character “ᠪᠣᠣ” (Bao) on the left side, alongside a character resembling Chinese script on the right side.

This coin weighs only 1.8 g, indicating that it was likely privately minted by individuals. Its counterfeit design appears to imitate the central-level Bao Quan Bureau and Bao Yuan Bureau, as evidenced by the presence of the Manchu character “ᠪᠣᠣ” (Bao) on the left side of the reverse.

During the Kangxi period, in addition to the centrally administered mints of the “Bao Quan Bureau” and the “Bao Yuan Bureau,” 24 regional mints were established across various provinces.

物件編號: A1063-2

年代: 公元 1661-1673 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 23.3 x 23.1 x 0.5 mm

重量: 1.8 g

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

此硬幣為清朝第三任皇帝康熙年間(公元1661-1722年)。錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢，正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「康熙通寶」四字。錢幣背面的左右兩側，分別鐫刻一個滿文「ᠪᠣᠣ」(寶)和一個模仿漢字符號。

這枚錢幣重量僅有1.8克，應該為民間私下鑄造，其仿冒的形制應該為中央層級的寶泉局和寶源局，即背面的左側帶有滿文「ᠪᠣᠣ」。

康熙年間，隸屬中央的「寶泉局」和「寶源局」之外，各地方亦先後設立鑄錢局24處。