Nine emperors ruled during the dynasty. There were ... year-titles, for 30 of which coins were issued with the corresponding inscriptions. All coins were issued with legends written in the orthodox, seal, running hand, grass and "clerkly" style on the obverse. The reversies are clean. The metals used were copper and iron. The varieties were many.
Notes:
1. t.p. - tung pao; y.p. - yüan pao; c.p. - chung pao.
2. The top grade assigned to these coins is VF (details in all 4 characters are clear).
3. Literature referencies are from Chinese coinage literature list.
4. - also known coins.
5. Images of coins are not from Joel Anderson Catalog.
Emperor | Legend | Date of legend | Style | References, comments | ||||
Orthodox | Seal | Running hand | Grass | Clerkly (official) | ||||
T'ai Tsu 960-976 | Sung Yüan t.p. | 968-975 | F 3.75 | S451 | ||||
T'ai Tsung 976-997 |
T'ai P'ing t.p. | 976-984 | F 2.00 | S460 | ||||
Shun hua y.p. | 990-994 | | F 2.00 | | S464 | |||
Chi Tao y.p. | 995-997 | VG 1.25 | VG 1.25 | VG 1.25 | S465,467,468 | |||
Chên Tsung 998-1022 |
Hsien P'ing y.p. | 998-1004 | F 1.50 G 10.00 | S469 S469var. dot SE rev. | ||||
Ching Tê y.p. | 1004-1007 | VF 2.50 | S471 | |||||
Hsiang Fu y.p. | 1008-1016 | VG 1.25 | S474 | |||||
Hsiang Fu t.p. | VG 1.25 VG 5.00 | S476 S476var. 2 lines rev. | ||||||
T'ien Hsi t.p. | 1017-1021 | Hsi | T'ien | T'ung | Pao | S479 - 4 styles on one coin | VG 1.25 | S480 |
Jên Tsung 1023-1063 |
T'ien Shêng y.p. | 1023-1031 | F 2.00 | F 2.00 | S486,S484 | |||
Ming Tao y.p. | 1032-1033 | VG 4.00 | F 5.00 | S490,489 | ||||
Ching Yu y.p. | 1034-1037 | VG 2.00 | | S493,S494 | ||||
Huang Sung t.p. | 1038-1039 | VG-F 1.00 | VG-F 1.00 | S499,S500,S496-8 | ||||
K'ang Ting y.p. | 1040 | | ||||||
Ch'ing Li c.p. | 1041-1048 | | ||||||
Huang Yu y.p. | 1049-1053 | | | |||||
Chih Ho y.p. | 1054-1055 | VG 2.00 | VG 2.00 | S511,S510 | ||||
Chih Ho t.p. | | | ||||||
Chih Ho c.p. | ||||||||
Chia Yu y.p. | 1056-1063 | VG 1.50 | VG 1.50 | S515,S514 | ||||
Chia Yu t.p. | VG 1.50 | VG 1.50 | S517,S516 | |||||
Ying Tsung 1064-1067 |
Chih P'ing y.p. | 1064-1067 | F 2.50 | VG 1.50 | S522,S523,S519 | |||
Chih P'ing t.p. | | VG 3.00 | S523 | |||||
Sêng Tsung 1068-1085 |
Hsi Ning y.p. | 1068-1077 | | VG 1.25 F 2.00 | S527 S531,S529 | |||
Hsi Ning t.p. | VG 4.00 | VG 4.00 | 2 Cash S542,S538 | |||||
Hsi Ning c.p. | | | Yüan Fêng t.p. | 1078-1085 | F 1.50 | VG 1.00 VG 3.00 VG 15.00 VG 15.00 | S545,S547 2 Cash S552,S554,S556 2 S559 crescent rev. 2 S556 dot next to Yüan |
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Chê Tsung 1086-1100 |
Yüan Yu t.p. | 1086-1093 | VG 1.00 F 4.00 | VG 1.00 F 5.00 VG 20.00 | S565,S567 S565var. dot top rev. 2 Cash S576 3 Cash iron S581 | Shao Shêng y.p. | 1094-1097 | VF 3.00 VG 5.00 VG 4.00 VF 45.00 F 35.00 | VF 3.00 | VG 1.50 | S582,S591,S586 S584 dot rev.below 2 Cash S593 3 Cash iron S597 3 Cash iron S598 |
Shao Shêng t.p. | | Yüan Fu y.p. | 1098-1100 | Yüan Fu t.p. | VG 1.50 5.00 VG 5.00 | F 2.00 3.00 | S599,S602 S599 doubl.obv.char. S602 line below hole 2 Cash S604 |
Hui Tsung 1101-1125 |
Shêng Sung y.p. | 1101 | | F 1.50 F 4.00 | VG 2.50 | S607,S609,S610 2 Cash S613 | Ch'ung Ning t.p. | 1102-1106 | VF 7.00 | 10 Cash, bit crusty S621 | Ch'ung Ning c.p. | F 6.00 VG 5.00 | 5 Cash S622 10 Cash S623 |
Ta Kuan t.p. | 1107-1110 | F 1.50 | S628 | Chêng Ho t.p. | 1111-1117 | VG 1.50 VG 5.00 | VG 1.50 VG 4.00 VG 4.00 VF 7.00 VG 8.00 F 35.00 | | S635,S634 S638 line below rev. 2 Cash S639 -"- S639 line below rev. 2 Cash S640 2 Cash iron rusty S645 |
Chêng Ho c.p. | Chung Ho t.p. | 1118 | | | | Hsüan Ho y.p. | 1119-1125 | | | Hsüan Ho t.p. | VG 7.00 VG 10.00 G 15.00 | | VG 3.00 F 6.00 VG 7.50 | G 2.00 VF 6.00 | S649 -"- S653 -"- S649 line above hole 2 S657,S659 S665 iron rusty S666 iron rusty Shenshi |
Ch'in Tsung 1126 |
Ching K'ang y.p. | 1126 | | | | Ching K'ang t.p. | | | |
Last Updated: 09 Feb 96