Spade Money, China, 400 BCE (counterfeit)
Spade Money, China, 400 BCE (counterfeit)
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) counterfeit spade money (pu coin)
- China, 400 BCE
- Obverse Image: Three lines extend from handle to bottom corners and center of spade; between them are two inscriptions in Seal character.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: LIANG / CH'U / CHIN / WU / ERH / SHIH / TANG / LUEH (Transaltion: Either, "Hoes (spades) of Liang's Treasury: 20 equal to a Lueh," of "Valuable Chin of Liang equal to 5 pieces: two equal to ten").
- Reverse Image: N/A
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- spade money
- pu
- date made
- 400 BCE
- associated date
- -0400 - -0340
- place made
- China
- political area
- China
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 59.5 mm x 39 mm x 1 mm; 2 11/32 in x 1 17/32 in x 1/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU87968
- catalog number
- NU8768
- accession number
- 259584
- Credit Line
- Smith, Mrs. E. D.
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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