Ching T'ai T'ung Pao, China, 1450-1465
Ching T'ai T'ung Pao, China, 1450-1465
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) ching t'ai t'ung pao coin, Emperor Tai Tsung (also called Ching Ti)(Ming Dynasty)
- China, 1450 - 1465
- Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHING / T'AI / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Ching T'ai period.)
- Reverse Image: Crescent (nail mark) above the hole, horizontal line below.
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1450 - 1465
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 25 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU81047.233
- catalog number
- NU81047.233
- accession number
- 253346
- Credit Line
- Mendel Peterson
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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