coin
- Museum number
- 1883,0802.84
- Description
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Round coin with a square hole in the centre. Raised rim around the outside and around the square hole. Inscription.
- Production date
- 300BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 35 millimetres
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Weight: 8.28 grammes
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Selected for metallurgical analysis, Feb 2010, batch 1.
- Location
- On display (G68/dc1/p2)
- Acquisition date
- 1883
- Acquisition notes
- The Gardner Collection of over 3,600 East Asian coins was purchased for £250 (C&M Minutes V, 1882-85, p.168).
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1883,0802.84
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: HSBC.902 (Money Gallery Exhibited)