Coin Item Number: Edz2903 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, character and 3 dots on reverse. Kaiyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in orthodox Chinese characters on obverse; tan (left), mintmark, Chinese character, 2 dots (right), dot (bottom-right) on reverse. Extra metal in centre hole.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2903
Type of Item
coin
Material
bronze metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.14 cm, diameter 2.34 cm, weight 3.57 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
Changsha, Hunan, China

When

Creation Date
between 841 and 846
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
0042/0024 uu