Imitative coin – HCR50469

Obverse

Inscription:

萬里通寶

Inscription:

公

Period

Chinese

Dynasty

Ming 明

Reign

Wan Li 萬曆

Person

Zhu Yijun 朱翊鈞, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming dynasty 明神宗, 1572 CE - 1620 CE (ruler/authority)

Denomination

1 wen

Material

brass

Technique

cast

Dating

1576 CE - 1620 CE

Note

brass coin (1 wen) in the style of Wan Li tongbao cast between 1576 CE and 1620 CE by Zhu Yijun 朱翊鈞, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming dynasty 明神宗

Weight (g)

3.7

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition collection reference

Kutsuki Masatsuna

Acquisition date

10/5/1922

Source

Howel Wills

Acquisition note

Transferred from the Indian Institute, Oxford, 1922; to them, gifted/bequeathed by Howell Wills.

Transliteration (obverse)

Wan Li tongbao

Translation (obverse)

Circulating treasure of Wan Li era

Transliteration (reverse)

Gong

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