Counterfeit Coin Item Number: Edz3305 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a four-sided hole at the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and centre hole. One face has four Chinese characters, and the reverse is blank. Daguan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in orthodox script Chinese characters. File marks evident on rim.
History Of Use
Large sized circulating coin, value 10. Forgery for circulation
Item History
- Made in China between 1107 and 1110
- 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
- Counterfeit Coin
- Identification Number
- Edz3305
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, darkened and filed
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, diameter 6.6 cm, weight 82.67 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 1107 and 1110
- 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
- 0042/0013 kk