K'ai Yuan T'ung Pao, China, 841-847
K'ai Yuan T'ung Pao, China, 841-847
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) k'ai yuan t'ung pao coin, Emperor Wu Tsung (Tang Dynasty)
- China, 841-847
- Obverse Image: Characters read top, bottom, right, left AND/OR top right bottom left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: K'AI / YUAN / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the K'ai Yuan Period or Currency of the inauguration.)
- Reverse Image: Character for Tung above the hole with the crescent below.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: Lo
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 841 - 847
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 24 mm; 1/32 in x 15/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.32055.182
- catalog number
- 32055.182
- accession number
- 32055
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
