Altered Coin Item Number: Edz2063 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 four characters. Kangxi tongbao (top-bottom right left) in Chinese characters are on obverse; reverse is the same as the obverse. Centre hole is not square; file marks; line down the outer edge of the rim.
History Of Use
Normal size circulating coin. Made from 2 coins.
Narrative
Dated by Burger - Board of Revenue 1684, obverse one side, Fuzhou 1695 obverse other side. Two obverses cut off original coins, attached together. A line can be seen where they were joined. This piece purports to be a two-obverse, mismatched, mould issue.
Item History
- Made in Beijing, Capital District, China between 1684 and 1911
- 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
- Edz2063
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.11 cm, diameter 2.626 cm, weight 3.88386 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
- Beijing, Capital District, China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1684 and 1911
- 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
- 0042/0020 zzz