Square Foot Spade Money, China, ca 300 BCE
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) square foot spade money, Chou Dynasty
- China, ca 300 BCE
- Obverse Image: Seal text
- Obverse Text: Romanization: AN / YANG (Transaltion: a city in the states of Chu ; modern Shan-tung.)
- Reverse Image:Plain with a line running from below the hole to the end of the coin.
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 300 BCE
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 49 mm x 33 mm; 1 15/16 in x 1 5/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU89504
- catalog number
- NU89504
- accession number
- 259971
- Credit Line
- Raymond, Mrs. Wayte
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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