T'ien Te T'ung Pao, China, 900-999

Description (Brief):

One (1) t'ien te t'ung pao coin, (Posterior Liang Dynasty)

Description (Brief)

Fukien Province, China, 900 - 999

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Script read top, bottom, right, left.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: T'IEN / TE / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Kuang Cheng Period)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Crescent to left of hole.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: N/A

Date Made: 900 - 999

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, East Asian Coins

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Credit Line: Mendel Peterson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.NU81047.027Catalog Number: NU81047.027Accession Number: 253346

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 27 mm; 1/32 in x 1 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d537-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1829164

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