Coin

15224A

From: Korea | China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 15224A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Korean
Provenience Korea | China
Period Koryo Dynasty | Song Dynasty
Date Made 12th Century
Section Asian
Materials Metal
Description

A Chinese coin. Obv. 至和元寶 Zhi He Yuan Bao (clockwise). Regular script (1054 - 1055 CE). Rev. Plain. One of five pieces of money from a Korean tomb. The same tomb as 15214, a funerary dish.

Length 10 cm
Outside Diameter 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Eli B. Landis, 1892

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