Altered Coin Item Number: Edz4017 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 has lines around inner rim, presumably from wear only.

History Of Use

Small sized circulating coin

Item History

What

Name
Altered Coin
Identification Number
Edz4017
Type of Item
coin
Material
iron metal and copper metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.19 cm, weight 1.48 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 oooo