RRN - Items - MOA: Edz4072 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Edz4072 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse. Longxing yuanbao (top-right-bottom-left) in Chinese characters on obverse. Reverse mould not centered on hole, giving partly missing inner rim top.

History Of Use

Large sized circulating coin, value 2

Item History

Made in China between 1163 and 1164
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: Edz4072
Type of Item: coin
Material: copper metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast and filed
Overall: height 0.14 cm, diameter 2.99 cm, weight 5.71 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 1163 and 1164
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 pppp