Prehistoric — Iron Age; 10-14
Coin, Chinese spade money
Chinese spade money coin. Cha Bu Wu Bai coin ('chà bù wǔbǎ' or 'Servant Spade' or ' Five Hundred'). Introduced by Emperor Wang Mang during the Xin dynasty (9-23 AD). This coin was one of the 'Ten Spades', used 10-14 AD before being abolished.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 81.563/160
- Object name:
- coin, Chinese spade money
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Iron Age; 10-14
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- H 57 mm, W 22 mm, T 2 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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