Spade Coin

29-127-2091

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-127-2091
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Warring States
Date Made 350 - 250 BCE
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Description

Flat handled, pointed foot spade coin. Obv. 膚(肤)虒 Fu Yi also read as 豕韋(韦) Shi Wei. Rev. Plain. State: Zhao 趙. The coin is heavily corroded making the inscription uncertain since it is hard to read.

Credit Line Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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