Coin mold fragment

Museum number:
9-22743
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4275
Object count:
1
Description:
fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (1 complete and 2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.9 - 2.0 cm in diameter and decorated. recto image is clear; verso images are incomplete. drain channels extend toward the center of the dish from each mould round.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Khokrakot Mound, Haryana State, India
Culture or time period:
Yaudheya confederation (500 BC–1200 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and B. Sahni
Collection date:
1938-05-12
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
October 5, 1987
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters, width 4.3 centimeters, and height 0.4 centimeters
Comment:
From Dr. B. Sahni, Lucknow, India, as a token of high esteem. 5-12-1938.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin mold fragment, accession number 9-22743, described as fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (1 complete and 2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.9 - 2.0 cm in diameter and decorated. recto image is clear; verso images are incomplete. drain channels extend toward the center of the dish from each mould round.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin mold fragment, accession number 9-22743, described as fragment; ceramic coin mould. round with multiple moulds on each side (1 complete and 2 partial (recto); 2 partial (verso)). mould depressions are 1.9 - 2.0 cm in diameter and decorated. recto image is clear; verso images are incomplete. drain channels extend toward the center of the dish from each mould round.

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