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'New Knife' or 'Key' Money made in China, 9 - 23
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Object statement
Coin, New Knife or Key Money, Yh Tao Ping wu tsien = One Tao, one knife, five thousand, copper-alloy / gold, made in China, Han Dynasty Interregnum, Wang Mang rebel, c. 9-23.
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The coin was made during the Han Dynasty Interregnum 9 to 23AD in China.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
The coin was made during the reign of the Emperor Wang Mang.

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Description
Coin, New Knife or Key Money, Yh Tao Ping wu tsien = One Tao, one knife, five thousand, copper-alloy / gold, made in China, Han Dynasty Interregnum, Wang Mang rebel, c. AD 9-23.

Cast copper-alloy money in the shape of a knife or key. Circular at one end with a square hole and a knife shaped shaft.
Obverse: lettering in relief with gold inlay
Reverse: plain with raised edge.
Made: China; 9 - 23
Marks
Lettering in relief with gold inlay.
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
N1619
Production date
9 - 23
Width
25 mm
Depth
3 mm

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