Coins of the reign title zhenyou 
 (1213-1216 AD) (the Jin  Dynasty, Emperor Xuan Zong   ) are extremely rare. Currently we were able to trace only 11 coins of this reign title. Of course, a notable quantity of forgeries exists including Ding 1668 item. The second part of illustrations (pictures 13-21) contents scanned images and rubbings of some good quality fake coins.
Types and varieties:
| # |
Type |
Variety /
Ref. |
D., mm /
W., g |
Peculiarity |
Location |
Pic. |
zhen you tong bao |
| 1. |
1 cash |
Ding 1669
Hua 856-1, 2
Jen 414 |
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Japan. Coin previously owned by great Japanese collector Mr.Hirao. This is the same coin from Gosen Daizen with part of the bottom missing. It should be owned by a private
collector in Japan if it is not the piece in the University of Tokyo collection.
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1.
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| 2. |
24.5
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Japan. Rubbing is from Toa Shensi. Probably in the
Bank of Japan collection.
It might also be the plate example Ding 1669 and Hua 856-2, notice that the top right and top of the central square hole on the reverse of the coin has the same shape. But the one in Ding has been modified a lot, perhaps because the rubbing in Toa Shensi has a lot of black spots in the field.
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2.
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| 3. |
24.5 |
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PRC, Beijing Historical Museum (former owner - famouse collector Luo Bozhao)
ZH |
3.
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| 4. |
4.4 |
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Singapore, private collection
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4.
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| 5. |
24.5
5.17 |
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Russia, private collection |
5.
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| 6. |
2 cash |
A |
28.5
9.0 |
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PRC, Tianjin, private collection |
6.
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| 7. |
B Ding 1670
Hua 856-3 |
30.0 |
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7.
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| 8. |
C Hua 856-5
ZH |
32.0 |
Copper mother coin of iron coins. |
Singapore, private collection
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8.
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| 9. |
D Hua-2001 395 |
33.5 |
Copper mother coin of iron coins. |
Taiwan, private collection |
9, 10.
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| 10. |
E
|
32.0
10.0 |
Iron
|
PRC, private collection
Hua 856-4
ZH |
11.
|
zhen you yuan bao |
| 11. |
1 cash |
Hua 857-1 |
2.7 |
Clockwise reading.
Unique example. |
Singapore, private collection. Previously owned by Japanese collector Shunshui Terashima.
The plate coin from Hua.
Found in Bali (Indonesia) in the huge hoard of more than 1 ton of Southern Song cash coins, mostly of the 1-cash denomination.
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12.
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References:
- [Ding]: Ding Fubao "Lidai Guqian Tushuo"
 ("The Charts of the Past Dynasties Ancient Coins"), 1997, with Ma Dingxiang's comments. In Chinese.
- [Hua]: Hua Guangpu, Ed. "Zhongguo Guqian Mulu"
 ("The Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Coins"), 1998, volume 2 "Sung to Ming", 481 p. In Chinese.
- [Hua 2001]: Hua Guangpu "Caizhao Zhongguo Guqian Mulu"
("Illustrated in Colour Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Coins"), 2001, 268 p. In Chinese.
- [Jen]: Jen, David "Chinese Cash: Identification and Price Guide", Krause publications, 2000, 352p.
- [ZH]: ? "Zhonghua Zhenquan Zhui Zong Lu"
 ("Chinese rare coins pursuit concordance"), 2001, Shanghai, 293 p. In Chinese.
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Illustrations of real coins:
Pic.1 1 cash, Ex-Hirao's collection
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Pic.2 1 cash, Rubbing from Japanese book Toa Shensi.
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Pic.3 1 cash, Beijing Historical Museum collection
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Pic.4 1 cash, Singapore, private collection
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Pic.5 1 cash, Russia, private collection
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Pic.6 2 cash, Tianjin, private collection
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Pic.7 2 cash, Ding 1670
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Pic.8 2 cash, Singapore, private collection
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Pic.9 2 cash, Taiwan, private collection
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Pic.10 2 cash, Taiwan, private collection
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Pic.11 2 cash, PRC, private collection
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Pic.12 1 cash, Singapore, private collection
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