Coin: da guan tong bao

Museum number:
9-22637
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022637
Accession number:
Acc.4349
Description:
Chinese bronze coin; round with a square hole in center (1cm square). 4 Chinese characters are molded into 1 side; verso is blank. Da Guan Tong Bao, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong Zhao Ji (北宋－徽宗赵佶-大观通宝) 1107-1110 AD
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China
Culture or time period:
Northern Song dynasty (960–1127 AD)
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
Emperor Hui Zong Zhao Ji, 1107-1110 AD
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
coin - commerce
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 4.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: da guan tong bao, accession number 9-22637, described as Chinese bronze coin; round with a square hole in center (1cm square). 4 Chinese characters are molded into 1 side; verso is blank. Da Guan Tong Bao, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong Zhao Ji (北宋－徽宗赵佶-大观通宝) 1107-1110 ADHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: da guan tong bao, accession number 9-22637, described as Chinese bronze coin; round with a square hole in center (1cm square). 4 Chinese characters are molded into 1 side; verso is blank. Da Guan Tong Bao, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong Zhao Ji (北宋－徽宗赵佶-大观通宝) 1107-1110 AD

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