Physical Description:

bronze (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 18 mm x 10 mm; 23/32 in x 13/32 in

Object Name:

ghost face money

Place made:

China

Date made:

ca 300 BCE

Description (Brief):

One (1) ant nose money yi bi qian, Ch'u Dynasty

China, c.300 BCE

Obverse Image: Seal script text read from top to bottom.

Obverse Text: Romanization: jun (Translation: Chief)

Reverse Image:

Reverse Text:

General Information: Also called Ghost Face Money (gui lian qian 鬼脸钱)

Credit Line:

Chase Manhattan Bank

ID Number:

NU.79.112.OC26E.1

Accession number:

1979.1263

Catalog number:

79.112.OC26E.1

See more items in:

Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

East Asian Coins

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5101-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1816308