Item number: A4375

Year: AD 1127-1130

Material: Bronze

Size: 28.7 x 28.6 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 8.35 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This coin, minted during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song dynasty, is a “Jianyan Tongbao” featuring inscriptions in seal script. The inscriptions on the coin’s surface are partially damaged.

The coin is a typical square-holed coin, with a square hole at the centre. The obverse side bears the four characters “Jianyan Tongbao” in seal script.

The “Jianyan Tongbao” coins were minted during the Jianyan era (AD 1127-AD 1130) of Emperor Gaozong’s reign, a period marked by the transition of power and the Southern migration of the Song court. Despite these upheavals, the minting of coins continued uninterrupted, with many mints remaining active in producing currency. Among the various types of “Jianyan Tongbao” coins, those featuring regular and seal scripts are most common.

Generally, xiaoping coins possess a diameter ranging from 23.8 to 25.6 mm and a weight between 2 and 4.7 g; zhe’er (value-two) coins measure 25.5 to 31 mm in diameter with a weight of 2.2 to 8.9 g; and zhesan (value-three) coins feature a diameter of 31.4 to 32.6 mm and a weight of 6.3 to 8.4 g.

物件編號: A4375

年代: 公元 1127-1130 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 28.7 x 28.6 x 1.9 mm

重量: 8.35 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這枚錢幣是南宋高宗時期鑄造的「建炎通寶」，其特色是幣面文字採篆書風格，幣面文字有局部受損。

這是一枚方孔錢。錢幣中央有一方孔，幣面有篆書「建炎通寶」四字。

建炎通寶鑄造於南宋高宗建炎年間(公元1127-1130年)，此時正值政權遞嬗、宋室南遷的階段，不過此時鑄錢工作卻未見停歇，反而有多數錢監持續進行製錢工作。而在眾多的建炎通寶中，以楷書、篆書字體為多。

一般而言，小平錢錢徑23.8-25.6公釐，重2-4.7克；折二錢錢徑25.5-31公釐，重2.2-8.9克；折三錢錢徑31.4-32.6公釐，重6.3-8.4克。