Altered Coin Item Number: Edz1967 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Shunzhi tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; siowan left in Manchu, xuan right in Chinese (mintmark) are on the reverse. Centre hole is not square; rim is filed down; dot at the reverse top; fields on the reverse are rough.
History Of Use
Normal size circulating coin. Portion of rim removed
Item History
- Made in Xuanhua, Zhili, China between 1644 and 1661
- 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
- Altered Coin
- Identification Number
- Edz1967
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.099 cm, diameter 2.189 cm, weight 2.34 g
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- 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
- Xuanhua, Zhili, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 and 1661
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0042/0002 y