Spade Money, China, ca 300 BCE
Spade Money, China, ca 300 BCE
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) square foot spade money, Chou Dynasty
- China, ca 300 BCE
- Obverse Image: Seal text
- Obverse Text: Romanization: HSIANG / YUAN (Translation: a city in the states of Chu)
- 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
- Object Name
- spade money
- Date made
- ca 300 BCE
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 47 mm; 1/32 in x 1 27/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU60410.0001
- catalog number
- NU60410.0001
- accession number
- 222037
- Credit Line
- Catherine Bullowa
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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