Coin Item Number: Edz2578 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, 2 characters on reverse. Chongzhen tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; ba qian right (weight 8 qian) in Chinese characters on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; width of inner rims not even.
History Of Use
Normal sized circulating coin. Light weight, but officially made
Item History
- Made in China between 1628 and 1644
- 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
- Edz2578
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and darkened
- Overall
- height 0.08 cm, diameter 2.42 cm, weight 2.22 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 1628 and 1644
- 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
- 0042/0047 y