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COIN
Unique ID: SF-55E812
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Chinese coin with central square perforation and slightly raised rim. Dr. H. Wang (Curator, East Asian Money, The British Museum; pers. comm) identifies the coin as a tongbao minted in Beijing during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 AD) in the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (also known as Renzong), c.1796-1820 AD.
Obverse: Inscription in Chinese reads Jiaqing tongbao (coin of Jiaqing)
Reverse: Inscription in Manchu reads Board of Revenue mint (Beijing)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1796
Date to: Circa AD 1820
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.85 g
Diameter: 23.32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th February 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Risby
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: other
Obverse description: Inscription around central square perforation
Obverse inscription: Jiaqing tongbao (coin of Jiaqing) in Chinese
Reverse description: Inscription around central square perforation
Reverse inscription: Board of Revenue mint (Beijing) in Manchu
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Risby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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