Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz3795 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, no writing on reverse. Tianyou tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin, value 5; Yuan Dynasty; Rebel Issue, Tianyou Title

Item History

What

Name
Counterfeit Coin
Identification Number
Edz3795
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal ?
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.26 cm, diameter 4.35 cm, weight 16.35 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 1353 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
good
Accession Number
0042/0064 d