Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin
Physical description
Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, crescent and line on reverse. Kaiyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in orthodox Chinese characters on obverse; inverted crescent (top), line (bottom) on reverse. Extra metal in centre hole; coating rough reverse.
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Materials
Date Made
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
0.17 x 2.49 cm
Object Number
Edz2829