RRN - Items - MOA: Edz2516 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Edz2516 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 1 character on reverse. Tianqi tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; yuan top (mintmark) in Chinese characters on reverse . Rim widths not even; chips on edges of inner and outer rims; rim pits; field surfaces rough.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in China between 1621 and 1627
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: Edz2516
Type of Item: coin
Material: brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast, darkened and filed
Overall: height 0.11 cm, diameter 2.42 cm, weight 3.23 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: China

When

Creation Date: between 1621 and 1627
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: 0042/0057 b