Coin

Museum number:
9-11003
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011003
Alternate number:
226 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
October 1969
Materials:
Silver alloy
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1909-1959
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
weight 11.7 grams and diameter 3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-11003, described as Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-11003, described as Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-11003, described as Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-11003, described as Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin, accession number 9-11003, described as Obverse: Round coin; in center, lion at foot of mountains; inscription at edge; milled edge, worn Reverse: Similar to obverse, except center is vase with floral forms issuing from mouth; inscription at edge. Details Excellent. 3 cm diameter , 11.7 grams.

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