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A Chinese copper alloy coin issued during the Chinese Qing dynasty (AD1644-1911) during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (AD1662-1722) from the Hebei mint.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2008-09-29 16:17:02
Title
A Chinese copper alloy coin issued during the Chinese Qing dynasty (AD1644-1911) during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (AD1662-1722) from the Hebei mint.
Description
English: A Chinese copper alloy coin issued during the Chinese Qing dynasty (AD1644-1911) during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (AD1662-1722) from the Hebei mint.

Obverse: Inscription Obverse inscription: reads Kangxi tongbao in Chinese (literally 'Kangxi circulating treasure' ie coin of Kangxi) Reverse: Inscription Reverse inscription: The back (symbol on the left is in Manchurian; the other one is in Chinese) is bilingual and names the mint of Hebei.

Dimensions: Diameter: 27.34mm; weight: 3.67g.

Identification by Helen Wang, Curator, East Asian Money, Department of Coins and Medals; The British Museum.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1644 and 1722
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1644-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1722-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 228547
Old ref: LON-2A4CD7
Filename: Knowles - oriental coin.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/189122
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/189122/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/228547
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Object location51° 29′ 16.08″ N, 0° 09′ 36.73″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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