RRN - Items - MOA: Edz4018 - Altered Coin

Altered Coin Item Number: Edz4018 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, no rims, 2 characters on obverse. Ban liang right-left (half liang) in Chinese characters on obverse. Reverse is smooth parts of both characters missing from clipping.

History Of Use

Small sized circulating coin

Item History

Made in China between 276 BCE and 222 BCE
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: Altered Coin
Identification Number: Edz4018
Type of Item: coin
Material: copper metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.09 cm, diameter 2.25 cm, weight 1.5 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 276 BCE and 222 BCE
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: 0042/0073 bb