RRN - Items - MOA: Ej176 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Ej176 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse; nguyen phong thong bao in grass script Chinese characters, read top-right-bottom-left on obverse.

History Of Use

Small-sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in Annam (Vietnam) between 1251 and 1257
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: Ej176
Type of Item: coin
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.05 cm, diameter 2.27 cm, weight 1.34 g

Who

Culture: Vietnamese
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: Annam (Vietnam)

When

Creation Date: between 1251 and 1257
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: 0042/0016 dddd