Coin

About this object

History of use

Normal sized circulating coin

Physical description

Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, no writing on reverse. Honghua tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters. Rim pits, flaws; centre hole not square.

 

Categories

Currencies Metalwork

Materials

Brass metal Iron metal?

Date Made

Qing Dynasty; Rebel; Honghua Period (1679-1681)

Date Acquired

1 Feb 1961

How Acquired

Donated

Credit Line

Campbell Brown Collection

Measurements

0.13 x 2.31 cm

Object Number

Edz2746