Item number: A2987

Year: AD 1720-1729

Material: Copper

Size: 22.9 x 22.6 x 0.8 mm

Weight: 2.55 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a “Bảo Thái Thông Bảo” coin cast in red copper during the reign of Lê Dụ Tông, the 21st ruler of the Later Lê dynasty. The coin bears the inscription of his second reign title, “Bảo Thái”, which was in use between AD 1720 and 1729.

The coin follows the Chinese-influenced square-holed cash coin design, though the outer rim shows signs of slight damage. On the obverse, the inscription “Bảo Thái Thông Bảo” (保泰通寶) is engraved in somewhat hastily executed regular script Chinese characters, arranged in the sequence of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse is plain, with no inscriptions or decorative elements.

In AD 1705, Lê Dụ Tông ascended the throne after receiving the abdication of his father, Lê Hy Tông. However, in AD 1729, he was coerced by the powerful court official and maternal relative Trịnh Cương into abdicating the throne in favour of his second son, Lê Duy Phường, who was of Trịnh lineage. Following his forced abdication, Lê Dụ Tông assumed the title of Retired Emperor (Thái Thượng Hoàng) and lived in seclusion within the royal palace until his death in AD 1731.

During the Revival Lê Dynasty period, real power in northern Vietnam was held by the Trịnh lords, while the southern regions were controlled by the rival Nguyễn clan. This division gave rise to the prolonged conflict known as the Trịnh–Nguyễn War, often referred to by historians as Vietnam’s Southern and Northern Dynasties (Nam Bắc triều) period. The country remained politically fragmented for an extended time.

Despite the internal division, the Revival Lê Dynasty witnessed notable developments in culture, the arts, and the economy. Confucianism and the imperial examination system continued to flourish, contributing to what is considered one of the golden ages of Vietnamese cultural history.

In AD 1788, the Tây Sơn uprising overthrew the Lê regime, and the following year, Emperor Lê Chiêu Thống fled to Qing China. This marked the formal end of the Revival Lê Dynasty.

物件編號: A2987

年代: 公元 1720-1729 年

材質: 紅銅

尺寸: 22.9 x 22.6 x 0.8 mm

重量: 2.55 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是後黎朝第二十一任統治者黎裕宗在位期間，以其公元1720至1729年間使用的第二個年號鑄造的「保泰通寶」，材質為紅銅。

錢幣形制為深受中國影響的方孔錢，錢幣的外廓有些許破損。錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左的順序，依序以稍顯潦草的漢字楷書書法鐫刻「保泰通寶」。錢幣背面為光背，沒有任何圖案或文字。

公元1705年，黎裕宗接受父親黎熙宗的禪讓登基為皇帝。不過在公元1729年，黎裕宗遭到權臣兼外戚鄭棡脅迫，被迫將皇位禪讓予具有鄭家血統的次子黎維祊，以太上皇身分閒居於皇宮直到公元1731年駕崩。

黎中興朝這一時期，鄭氏家族實際統治北越，南方則由阮氏政權控制，形成「鄭阮紛爭」，或稱「南北朝」局勢，國家處於長期分裂。儘管如此，黎中興朝在文化、藝術、經濟方面仍有一定發展，儒學、科舉制度繼續推行，成為越南文化的黃金時代之一。公元1788年西山起義軍推翻黎朝，次年黎昭統帝出逃清朝，黎中興朝宣告終結。