CHINA, The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Southern Táng. Lĭjĭng. AD 943-961. Æ (24mm, 3.38 g). Cast AD 959-961. Da Tang tong bao in kǎishū Hànzì (regular script) characters / Blank. Cf. BN Chinoises II 1564-7; cf. Hartill 15.95. Brown patina with light earthen deposits. Good Fine.
From the Todd Hansen Collection, purchased from Scott Semans. Ex Daniel K.E. Ching Collection (Scott Semans, 2 June 1991), lot 275.
This interesting coin has exceptionally broad rims, more comparable to the Kai Yaun issues of the Southern Tang than the other Da Tang that this cataloger has seen.