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 on reverse. Qianyuan zhongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; inverted crescent (bottom) on reverse. Inner hole off-centre.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Tang Dynasty; Qianyuan Period (759-762)
Date Acquired
1 Feb 1961
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
0.12 x 2.44 cm
Object Number
Edz2852