Old Coins Shin(New)-Kan’ei Tsuuho Type Sendai Ishinomaki Sen Kyohou era 仙台石ノ巻銭
A typical Sendai Ishinomaki coin from the Kyōhō period has the character “仙” on the back.The prevailing theory is that these coins were minted after 1728, but some argue that they were first minted during the Shōtoku period, so the details are unclear.Coins from the Genbun period have the character “千” on the back. These coins were also made in Sendai.