Ancient CHINA, 1000 years old bronze cash
Northern Song Dynasty
Emperor Huizong of Song
Da Guan Tong Bao 1 Cash coin 1107-1110 A.D.
Metal currency in the Song Dynasty was numerous in variety, and the characters inscribed on the coins also had diversified scripts. The characters on the coin showed in the picture were the handwriting of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
" Da Guan ", which means: "Visible of Greatness" in English
Royal handwriting of Emperor "Hui Zong", Historical Importance!!


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Reference: Hartill 16.418
Emperor: Hui Zong (A.D. 1101-1125)
Years title: Da Guan - Coinage of Visible Greatness (A.D.1107-1110)
Bronze 1 coin
Size: 24 mm Weight: 4.5 grams
"TA-KUAN YUAN-PAO" in orthodox script, with very fine calligraphy said to be in the Emperor's own hand, which Hartill refers to as "slender gold" script. They come in a number of different denominations, in both bronze and iron, all with blank reverses. In later times this was a popular model for amulets with a wide variety of reverse types, which are are not coins.
Bronze 1 cash, 23 to 24 mm, average 3.85 grams. S-628-629. Bronze 2 cash, 29 mm. FD-1059, Hartill 16.421.
Bronze 10 cash, average (5 specimens) 41.0 mm, 17.5 grams. S-630.
 

Song dynasty, Daguan reign period (AD 1107-10)
Designed by the Emperor Huizong
Calligraphy was regarded as one of the highest art forms during the Song dynasty, and the calligraphy for this coin was supplied by the Emperor Huizong (reigned 1101-25) himself. Huizong was extremely interested in the arts, and developed a very distinctive style of calligraphy, known as 'slender needle style', which can be seen here.
The inscription on this coin reads 'Da guan tong bao', arranged top-bottom-right-left around the square hole. 'Daguan' refers to the Daguan reign period (1107-10), and tongbao means 'circulating treasure' or 'coin'.
J. Williams (ed.), Money: a history (London, The British Museum Press, 1997)
Emperor Huizong of Song
Emperor Huizong (Emperor Hui-tsung; 7 June 1082 – 4 June 1135) was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song dynasty of China, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending in tragedy. It was during his reign that the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty invaded, beginning the Jin–Song wars. He was captured by the Jurchens and taken to Manchuria in the Jingkang Incident.
Born Zhao Ji, he was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong. In February 1100 his older half-brother Emperor Zhezong (哲宗) died without a surviving son, and Huizong succeeded him the next day as emperor. He reigned from 1100 to 1126.
Huizong was famed for his promotion of Taoism. He was also a skilled poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician. He sponsored numerous artists at his court, and the catalogue of his imperial painting collection lists over 6,000 known paintings.
 
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