Coin
About this object
History of use
Normal sized circulating coin. Light weight, but officially made
Physical description
Round, 4 sided hole in centre, rim around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, circle on reverse. Chongzhen tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; circle top on reverse. Rim pits, flaws; fields rough.
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Materials
Date Made
Ming Dynasty; Chongzhen Period (1628-1644)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
0.08 x 2.36 cm
Object Number
Edz2556