Coin

29-127-14A

From: Japan | Tokyo

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-127-14A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Tokyo
Manufacture Location Tokyo
Period Edo Period
Date Made 1820 - 1837 CE
Section Asian
Materials Silver
Description

Bunsei Era Mameita-gin (bean money). Left: 寶 Ho, precious treasure. Right: Joze 常是. Characters are obscured, hard to identify. Minted in Edo.

Credit Line Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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