Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) chou yuan t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsung (Posterior Chou Dynasty)
- China, 954 - 959
- Obverse Image: Script read top, bottom, right, left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHOU / YUAN / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Chou Yuan Period)
- Reverse Image: Dot below hole.
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 954 - 959
- Credit Line
- Bequest of George B. Glover
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 mm x 25 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- Object Name
- coin
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