Mon (4) of Emperor Momozono; Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa from Edo

1760

Medium: Brass
Dimensions: 5.08 g, 12:00, 26.7 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Mrs. N. Porter
Accession Number: 2001.87.32771
Geography: Made in Edo, Japan
Culture: Japanese
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: KAN EI TSU HO reading top-bottom, right-left in incuse ring and square hole in the center

Reverse Description: Square hole in center, 21waves in incuse ring

Provenance

Mrs. N Porter, to December 1870; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1870–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

Chester L. Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701–1800 (Iola, Wis.: Krause Publications, 1993),

Object copyright

Additional information

Japanese mon, coins, money

Square hole in center

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