Square Foot Spade Money

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Spade money, China, 340-250 BCE
Spade money, China, 340-250 BCE
Spade Money, Square Foot Spade Money
Spade Money, Square Foot Spade Money
Spade money, China, 340-250 BCE

Object Details

Description (Brief)

One (1) square foot spade money, Chou Dynasty

China, 340 - 250 BCE

Obverse Image: Seal text

Obverse Text: Romanization: AN / YANG (Transaltion: a city in the states of Chu ; modern Shan-tung.)

Reverse Image: N/A

Reverse Text: N/A

Credit Line

Bequest of George B. Glover

date made

340 - 250 BCE

ID Number

NU.32055.8

accession number

32055

catalog number

32055.8

Object Name

spade money

Physical Description

bronze (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 26.4 mm; 1 1/32 in

place made

China

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

East Asian Coins

Exhibition

Value of Money

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-2342-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1251898