Assessing countermarks on a corroded silver Dachao Tongbao

Journal article

A temporary display devoted to Mongol coinage and entitled "Pax Mongolica (AD 1210-1350)" was recently organised at the Ashmolean Museum. The exhibition was an opportunity to display some rare and lesser known coins from the Islamic and East Asian collections. A rare and historically puzzling silver coin was therefore selected. The coin adopting the shape of Chinese coinage and bears the inscription 'dachao tongbao' ('Currency of the Great Dynasty') written using Chinese characters.

Authors: Jankowski, L; Ward, S

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Oriental Numismatic Society Publisher's website
• Journal: Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society Journal website
• Issue: 227
• Pages: 25-27
• Publication date: 2016-01-01
• Acceptance date: 2016-04-04
• ISSN: 1818-1252
• Language: English
• Keywords: Silver coinage; Conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage; Mongolian Studies; Yuan dynasty; History of the Mongol Empire; Chinese numismatics