Spade Money, China, 770 - 255 BCE
date: label: date made
content: 770 - 255 BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) spade money (pu coin),
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 770 - 255 BCE.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Three lines extend from handle to bottom corners and center of spade; between them are two inscriptions in Seal character.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: P'ING / CHOU (Transaltion: in Shansi).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Small seal script.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Translation: most likely 3s and two strokes.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2017.0060.1454
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0060.1454
label: accession number
content: 2017.0060
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze coated zinc (overall material)