Item number: A3014

Year: AD 1440-1442

Material: Bronze

Size: 24.2 x 24.0 x 1.2 mm

Weight: 3.8 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a “Đại Bảo Thông Bảo” coin issued by Lê Nguyên Long, the second emperor of the Later Lê dynasty, who is referred to in Chinese historical records as Lê Linh (黎麟). The coin was minted under his second reign title, “Đại Bảo” (大寶), and reflects his efforts to consolidate imperial authority through symbolic monetary issuance during his reign.

The coin follows the traditional Chinese-influenced square-holed cash coin design, with a relatively narrow outer rim. On the obverse, the four Chinese characters “Đại Bảo Thông Bảo” (大寶通寶) are engraved in slightly small-sized regular script, arranged in the sequence of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse is plain, bearing no inscriptions or decorative motifs.

The Later Lê Dynasty was established by Lê Lợi, the father of Lê Nguyên Long, during a period when the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty intervened and occupied Vietnam following the decline of the Trần Dynasty. Lê Lợi led his supporters in a ten-year-long resistance against the invading Ming forces, ultimately achieving success in AD 1428 by founding the Later Lê Dynasty and forcing the Ming Empire to withdraw and recognise Vietnam’s independence.

物件編號: A3014

年代: 公元 1440-1442 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 24.2 x 24.0 x 1.2 mm

重量: 3.8 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是後黎朝的第二任皇帝，黎太宗黎元龍，即中國史書上記載的黎麟以第二個年號鑄造的「大寶通寶」。

錢幣形制為深受中國影響的方孔錢，錢幣的外廓較為狹小。錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左的順序，依序以稍顯嬌小的漢字楷書書法鐫刻「大寶通寶」。錢幣背面為光背，沒有任何圖案或文字。

後黎朝為黎元龍的父親黎利，於明朝永樂皇帝趁著陳朝末年，出兵介入和占領越南之際，帶領支持者向入侵的明軍展開長達十年的戰爭，於公元1428年成功建立後黎朝，迫使明帝國撤兵和承認其獨立。