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), Chou Dynasty
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: LIANG / CHENG / SHANG / CHIN / TANG / LUEH (Transaltion: Rightly reckoned Chin of Liang equal to a Lueh).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: associated place
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: Stack Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.61.099
label: catalog number
content: 77.61.099
label: accession number
content: 1977.0796
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spade money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 61 mm x 45 mm x 1 mm; 2 13/32 in x 1 25/32 in x 1/32 in