Song‑Period Pottery Jar Containing Buried Copper Coin Hoard

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Dimensions: Maximum diameter 18.5 cm (7.28 inches), total height 17 cm (6.69 inches), Period: 10th-13th century. Condition and Provenance: This earthenware jar has a partially broken rim, but the original stacked hoard of copper coins remains inside. The entire piece retains a thick, natural patina and verdigris formed over centuries underground. The coins are firmly fused together by the patina; there has been no modern cleaning, restoration, or chemical treatment. This piece comes from a renowned private collector in California specializing in ancient Chinese coins. It was acquired in the early 1990s by a highly respected San Francisco Asian antique dealer and has remained in the private collection ever since. The original acquisition records, condition reports, and archival photographs are fully archived and categorized as a Song Dynasty buried coin hoard. The provenance is complete and traceable. Description: This genuine Song Dynasty buried hoard is an earthenware jar filled with layers upon layers of Song Dynasty copper coins. It embodies the typical folk custom of burying wealth in pottery during the medieval period in China. The copper coins inside the jar are layered and firmly fixed by a deep layer of verdigris, showing an undisturbed state of burial. Such a well-preserved hoard is extremely rare on the private market. It provides invaluable first-hand information for the study of Song Dynasty currency circulation, folk coin-hoarding customs, and ancient metallurgical techniques, possessing extremely high exhibition value, numismatic research significance, and high-level antique collection value.

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