RRN - Items - MOA: Edz2868 - Coin

Coin Item Number: Edz2868 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, reverse character, inverted crescent. Kaiyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in orthodox Chinese characters on obverse; jing (top), mintmark, Chinese character, inverted crescent (bottom) on reverse. Broken obverse mould top-right.

History Of Use

Normal sized circulating coin

Narrative

Reverse mould misaligned

Item History

Made in Kaifeng, Henan, China between 841 and 846
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: Edz2868
Type of Item: coin
Material: metal
Manufacturing Technique: cast, darkened and filed
Overall: height 0.16 cm, diameter 2.39 cm, weight 4.86 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: Kaifeng, Henan, China

When

Creation Date: between 841 and 846
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: 0042/0024 i