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C19 chinese cash
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2013-12-03 16:20:02
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C19 chinese cash
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English: A post medieval to modern cast copper alloy coin. It is a Qing dynasty Chinese cash, dating to between 1644 and 1911 AD. The coin is circular with a central square perforation. Probably a ½ tael or 5 zhū. Cash was often carried on a cord. The coins were often brought back to Britain by travellers, soldiers, and sailors. The diameter is 44mm and the weight 47.10g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 1644 and 1911
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1644-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1911-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 589422
Old ref: LANCUM-B6BAE6
Filename: kscash.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/448803
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/448803/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/589422
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