The Sung/Jing/Liao Dynasty #1
No.
Su/1
Weight: 50 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 李仲元/肆拾捌兩玖錢/竇獻成秤/行人宋琦
Liu Zhong Yuan (name), 48 taels and 9 maces, weighed by Dou Hsien Cheng (name), assayer Sung Chi
Notes:
Cast under the regime of the Jing Dynasty
Collection of Lawrence Lin
No.
Su/2
Weight: 971 grams/25 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 北朱小二郎/出門稅
Bei Ju (place name in Hangzhou- the capital city of the Southern Sung) Hsiao Er Lang (The smith)
Exit-Gate Tax
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Su/3
Weight: 971 grams/25 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 真聶二助 教?/出門稅
Genuinely cast by Nie Er who is also an official (助教 Ju Jiao-A tile of an official)
Exit-Gate Tax
Notes:
According to a research of two numismatists 屠燕治 and 金德平 which is published in 中國錢幣 (Chinese Numismatics), the 4th quarter of 2004, the above underlined inscriptions should be "助教" (Ju Jiao), it was an title of a low-rank official during the Sung Dynasty.
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Collection of the webmaster
No.
Su/4
Weight: 460 grams/12.5 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 京銷鋌銀
Lump Silver Cast in the Capital City (Hangzhou)
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Seen in trade
No.
Su/5
Weight: (A fragment from a 12.5-tael piece)
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 京銷鋌銀/霸北街東
Lump Silver Cast in the Capital City (Hangzhou)
East of Ba Bei Street (Address of the silver shop)
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No.
Su/6
Weight: (A fragment of a 12.5 tael piece)
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 京銷滲銀/霸東...
"Shen" Silver Cast in the Capital City (Hangzhou)
Ba Tung.(Incomplete. Partial of the address of the silver shop)
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
滲 "Shen" means "penetration". "Shen silver" was one of the quality silver ingots in the Southern Sung Dynasty. Its fineness ranged from 99.5% to 98.5% according to the standard of that time.
Collection of Chang Huei Hsin
No. Su/7
Weight: 1967 grams/50+taels
Date: 1210 A.D.
Inscriptions: 解鹽使司大安二年二月十一日引領使照人王吉伍拾兩柒錢半行人鼎忠秤子魏直每兩貳貫參佰九十五緡判陳 任理 張(王巳)
(By) The Transporting Salt (Tax) Commissioner. In the 2nd Year the 2nd Month 11th Day of the Da An Reign (1209-1210. 1210) Received by the Recipient Wang Ji from the Commissioner a Receipt for (His Payment of Tax Silver) 51 Taels 7 1/2 Maces. Assayed Ding Chung. Weighed by Wei Chi. One Tael (of Silver) Is Equal to Paper note of 2 Guans 395 Cashes. Officers on Paper Note- Chen, Zen Li, Chang Si.
Notes:
Cast under the regime of the Liao Dynasty
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
No.
Su/8
Weight: 453 grams/12.5 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 霸北街西/趙孫宅
West of Ba Bei Street (Address of the silver shop)Zhao and Sun's Household (Silver shop)
Notes:
Ba Bei Street was in the commercial zone of the capital Hangzhou of the Southern Sung Dynasty.
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
No.
Su/9
Weight: 452 grams/12.5 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 京銷鋌銀/李周鋪
Lump Silver cast in the CapitalLi and Jou's Firm (Silver shop)
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Collection of Hu Chun Chung
No.
Su/10
Weight: 460 grams/12.5 taels
Date: N/A
Inscriptions: 京銷鋌銀/重拾貳兩半/京銷鋌銀 京銷鋌銀/霸東/黃范鋪/京銷鋌銀
Lump Silver cast in the CapitalWeighed Twelve and a Half Taels
Ba (Bei Street) East
Huang and Fang's Firm (Silver shop)
Notes:
Cast in the Southern Sung Dynasty
Collection of the webmaster
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