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'Spade' money from China, 1121 - 255
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Object statement
Coin, Spade money, Pu, copper-alloy, made in China, made during the Chou Dynasty, c. 1121-255 BCE
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The coin was made in China during the Chou Dynasty 1121 BC to 255 BC

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Description
Coin, Spade money, Pu, copper-alloy, made in China, made during the Chou Dynasty, c. 1121-255 BCE.

'Hollow headed' pointed foot spade shape. Relief lines on each side and relief letter or symbol on side.
Made: China; 1121 - 255
Marks
Relief lines on each side and relief letter of symbol on side. Inscribed with incorrect museum number.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
N1578
Production date
1121 - 255
Height
13 mm
Width
50 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Hwong Ping Sing Collection, before 1862 (Transferred from the Australian Museum, 1961)

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