Coin Item Number: Edz2512 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; gong top (mintmark) in Chinese characters on reverse . Rim pits; reverse seems to have been impressed twice-two rims seem visible; centre hole not square

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Coin
Identification Number
Edz2512
Type of Item
coin
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast, filed and darkened
Overall
height 0.04 in, diameter 1.0 in, weight 0.11 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
good
Accession Number
0042/0045 v