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48-2-7

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 48-2-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience China
Period Ming Dynasty | Song Dynasty
Section Asian
Iconography Phoenix | Dragon
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Magic Coin. Round with square hole and seal script inscription. Obverse: 五行大布 wu xing da bu (large coin of the five elements). Reverse: Celestial phoenix and terrestrial dragon.

Outside Diameter 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number L-2-341 - Old Loan Number

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