Accession No
TEMP.02960
Description
Copper alloy circular 正德通寶 coin charm with square hole in the middle. Obverse with four Chinese ideograms reading top to bottom, right to left '正德通寶' (zhèngdé tōngbǎo). Reverse with two animals, probably dragons and/or Chinese phoenixes.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Qing Dynasty
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02960
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy
Local Term
正德通寶 zhèngdé tōngbǎo
Measurements
48mm x 48mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Metal ringed label attached to object reads:
'Ming dynasty
[?]Wu-tiung
Ching-te 1505-21.' on one side
and 'William [illegible] xvi.73
p.100' on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy circular 正德通寶 coin charm with square hole in the middle. Obverse with four Chinese ideograms reading top to bottom, right to left '正德通寶' (zhèngdé tōngbǎo). Reverse with two animals, probably dragons and/or Chinese phoenixes.
Event Date 20/8/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:318156
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