Coin

About this object

History of use

Small sized circulating coin

Physical description

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, no writing on reverse. Tianqi tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters. Extra metal in centre hole

 

Categories

Currencies Metalwork

Materials

Bronze metal

Date Made

Yuan Dynasty; Red Turban Uprising; Tianqi Title (1352-1358)

Date Acquired

1 Feb 1961

How Acquired

Donated

Credit Line

Campbell Brown Collection

Measurements

0.14 x 2.23 cm

Object Number

Edz3792