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, 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.
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Materials
Date Made
Tang Dynasty; Huichang Period (841-846)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
0.14 x 2.40 cm
Object Number
Edz2867