The Northern Song Dynasty Ancient Chinese coinage
1 northern song dynasty 1.1 emperor tai zu (960–76) 1.2 emperor tai zong (976–97) 1.3 emperor zhen zong (998–1022) 1.4 emperor ren zong (1022–63) the northern song dynasty obverse , reverse of tian xi tong bao coin. in 960, general zhao kuangyin had throne thrust upon him mutinous officers. allowed later zhou family retire peacefully , established song dynasty. coins main basis of song monetary system. cloth had reverted status of commodity. aided exploitation of new copper mines, cash produced on large scale. yuanfeng period (1078–85), casting 17 different mints produced on 5 million strings year of bronze coins. mints produced 200,000 strings year; largest named shao zhou , located in guangdong, there large copper mine. produced 800,000 strings year. in 1019, coinage alloy set @ copper 64%, lead 27%, tin 9%. shows reduction of 20% in copper content compared tang dynasty kai yuan coin. with official coinage available, private coining not serious problem. song coins used on of asia, in...