Coin (reproduction)

Museum number:
9-8219
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090008219
Alternate number:
3361 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Coin (pu: shovel coin); flat horseshoe shaped with raised archaic characters on one side and pierced hole; replica of ancient coin to be strung on cord
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Coin (reproduction), accession number 9-8219, described as Coin (pu: shovel coin); flat horseshoe shaped with raised archaic characters on one side and pierced hole; replica of ancient coin to be strung on cord
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin (reproduction), accession number 9-8219, described as Coin (pu: shovel coin); flat horseshoe shaped with raised archaic characters on one side and pierced hole; replica of ancient coin to be strung on cord

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