RRN - Items - MOA: Ed5.3218 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Ed5.3218 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse. Genho tsuho top-right-bottom-left on obverse. Reverse shows that moulds did not align- casting slip. Obverse has dot bottom-right.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in Nagasaki, Japan between 960 and 1659
Collected between 1893 and 1911
Owned by Colin Campbell Brown
Owned by Hugh Campbell Brown before February 1, 1961
Received from Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor) on February 1, 1961

What

Name: Coin
Identification Number: Ed5.3218
Type of Item: coin
Material: copper metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.11 cm, diameter 2.31 cm, weight 3.16 g

Who

Culture: Japanese
Previous Owner: Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from: Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in: Nagasaki, Japan

When

Creation Date: between 960 and 1659
Collection Date: between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date: before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date: on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes: metalwork
Condition: good
Accession Number: 0042/0015 a