Japanese coin

Details

• Title

  Japanese coin

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Okayama prefecture › Okayama (mint)

• Date

  1637–40

• Material and technique

  bronze, cast

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Denomination

  1 mon

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  24 mm (diameter)
  3.31 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  寛永通宝

• Design

  Contracted kan 寛 (obverse)

  
  

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Kutsuki Masatsuna.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR35172

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR35172

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