Western-Han Hoof-shaped Gold Money in Clay

206BC - 25AD

Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King
Yangzhou, China

These burial clay gold money, adorned with patterns on the face, were molded in accordance with the hoof-shaped gold circulated as currency during the Han dynasty (220 BC-202 AD).

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Title: Western-Han Hoof-shaped Gold Money in Clay
Date: 206BC - 25AD
Provenance: Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King
Physical dimension: Diameter: 6 cm, height: 1 cm
Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty

Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King

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