Root Money, China, 1st century BCE
date: label: Date made
content: 1st century BCE
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) root money
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, 1st century BCE
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Description: Described by Chinese authorities at Ou Hsin Ch'ien (Lily root money) as it resembles a lily root cut in two. Two divits are visible on each side of the "root." Object has a hole at the top, similar to other early coinage and non-monetary objects.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of George B. Glover
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.32055.D4
label: catalog number
content: 32055.D4
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 mm x 15 mm x 13 mm; 2 1/8 in x 19/32 in x 1/2 in