Coin mold fragment

Museum number:
9-22747
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4275
Description:
fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.8 to 1.9 cm in diameter and decorated, but shallow and worn on recto. drain channels extend toward the center of the disk on both sides.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Khokrakot Mound, Haryana State, India
Culture or time period:
Yaudheya confederation (500 BC–1200 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and B. Sahni
Collection date:
1938-05-12
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
October 5, 1987
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters, height 0.55 centimeters, and width 3.4 centimeters
Comment:
From Dr. B. Sahni, Lucknow, India, as a token of high esteem. 5-12-1938.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin mold fragment, accession number 9-22747, described as fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.8 to 1.9 cm in diameter and decorated, but shallow and worn on recto. drain channels extend toward the center of the disk on both sides.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin mold fragment, accession number 9-22747, described as fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.8 to 1.9 cm in diameter and decorated, but shallow and worn on recto. drain channels extend toward the center of the disk on both sides.

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