Item number: A1064-1

Year: AD 1661-1673

Material: Brass

Size: 23.2 x 23.1 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 3.15 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, entirely covered with a dark patina. On the obverse, the four Chinese characters “Kangxi Tongbao” are inscribed in sequence, following the order from top to bottom, right, and left.

The reverse side of the coin is barely legible, but the inscriptions on the left and right sides can be faintly identified as being in Manchu script. Based on the design of Kangxi Tongbao coins, this coin is likely from the central-level mint, either the Bao Quan Bureau (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ) or the Bao Yuan Bureau (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠣᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ). As such, it can be inferred that the left side bears the Manchu script “ᠪᠣᠣ” (Bao), but the Manchu character on the right, which would identify the specific mint, is too unclear to be determined with certainty.

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: A1064-1

年代: 公元 1661-1673 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 23.2 x 23.1 x 1.1 mm

重量: 3.15 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，通體為深色的包漿所覆蓋。正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「康熙通寶」四字。

背面勉強能依稀判別其左右兩側的銘文為滿文。按照康熙通寶的形制，這枚錢幣可能是出自中央層級「寶泉局」(ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ)或「寶源局」(ᠪᠣᠣ ᠣᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ)。因此能推測左側為滿文「ᠪᠣᠣ」(寶)，但判定確切單位的右側滿文卻不甚清晰無法辨識。

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。