Counterfeit Coin

About this object

History of use

Forgery made for circulation

Physical description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, character on reverse. Zhouyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; zheng (bottom), Chinese character on reverse. Extra metal in centre hole.

 

Categories

Currencies Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Date Made

Later Zhou Dynasty; Xiande Period (955-1911)

Date Acquired

1 Feb 1961

How Acquired

Donated

Credit Line

Campbell Brown Collection

Measurements

0.07 x 2.32 cm

Object Number

Edz2958