CHINA QIAN DAO YUAN BAO iron 2 cash 1165-73 AD
$22.5
$28.8
DescriptionSong Xiaozong succeeded when his father abdicated, a bloodless succession, rare in the world. He too abdicated at the end of his reign.Pressure from Turks, Tungus, and other peoples to the North grew until the Song felt obliged to retreat to the south. The Song paid tribute to the northern invaders, and continued their traditions in reduced circumstances until the coming of the Mongols.
Southern Song