Ant Nose Money, China, ca 600 BCE
date: label: date made
content: ca 600 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) ant nose money yi bi qian, Ch'u Dynasty
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, ca 600 BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seal script text read from top to bottom.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization:JIN (Translation: Chief)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image:
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text:
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Also called Ghost Face Money (gui lian qian) Denomination: imitation cowrie; Metal: ae; Date: 600 BC; Origin: 600 BC
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0062.0296
label: accession number
content: 1988.0062
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0062.0296
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ghost face money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17.8 mm; 11/16 in