Item number: A3040

Year: AD 1498-1504

Material: Bronze

Size: 23.8 x 23.4 x 1.6 mm

Weight: 4.55 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a bronze coin issued during the reign of Lê Hiến Tông, the sixth ruler of Vietnam’s Later Lê dynasty. It was cast under his reign title “Cảnh Thống” and bears the inscription “Cảnh Thống Thông Bảo” (景統通寶).

The coin follows the traditional Chinese style of square-holed cash coins. On the obverse, the inscription “景統通寶” (Cảnh Thống Thông Bảo) is engraved in regular script Chinese characters, arranged in a clockwise sequence: top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse is blank, bearing no inscriptions or decorative elements.

Lê Hiến Tông was favoured by his father, Emperor Lê Thánh Tông, from a young age due to his intelligence and wisdom. He ascended the throne in AD 1497. During his reign, Lê Hiến Tông largely maintained a policy of non-interference, relying on the stable foundations laid by his father. This approach contributed to a period of economic prosperity and social stability. As a result, the Cảnh Thống Thông Bảo coins were minted in considerable quantities and exhibit a wide variety of typological variations.

物件編號: A3040

年代: 公元 1498-1504 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 23.8 x 23.4 x 1.6 mm

重量: 4.55 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚越南後黎朝第六任統治者黎憲宗在位期間，以他使用的年號發行鑄造的「景統通寶」，材質為青銅。

錢幣形制仿效中國的方孔錢造型。錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左的順序，依序以楷書書法漢字鐫刻「景統通寶」四字。錢幣背面則是光背，沒有任何文字或圖案。

黎憲宗自幼因聰明睿智而為父皇聖宗疼愛，於公元1497年登基為皇帝。黎憲宗在位年間，憑藉著父親留下來的穩定基業，基本上維持無為而治不過多干擾民眾生息，使得這段時期的經濟繁榮和社會穩定。因此景統通寶的鑄造量十分可觀，版型變化也十分多元。