Coin Item Number: Edz2508 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; hu top (mintmark) in Chinese characters on reverse. Extra metal in centre hole; most of varnish off reverse; rim pits.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2508
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, darkened and filed
Overall
height 0.05 in, diameter 1.0 in, weight 0.142 oz

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 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
fair
Accession Number
0042/0037 ff